The Plain-breasted Ground Dove feeds on seeds and fruit on the ground in dry grasslands and other open habitats. Males have a blue-gray head; females are paler.
Males have a blue-gray crown and nape, with gray on the chest and belly. Females are duller overall, and juveniles look similar to females.
It is active by day and feeds on seeds and fruit in grassland and lightly wooded places. It avoids humid, dense forest and often forages in open, dry habitats.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.