This imperial pigeon occurs only in the Philippines. Males show stronger gray, white, and dark contrasts, while females are browner overall; plumage also varies among subspecies.
Males have more strongly contrasting gray, white, and dark plumage, while females are browner overall. The pattern also differs among the three subspecies.
It feeds mainly on fruits and berries in trees and uses lowland and mountain forests and their edges.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.