This large pigeon occurs in the Nicobar Islands of India. It uses lowland evergreen forest and also visits fruiting trees in agricultural landscapes.
This large pigeon has a grey head, neck, and upper mantle, with iridescent dark-green upperparts that can look bronze-blue. The undertail-coverts are dark chestnut.
In the Nicobar Islands it is recorded in lowland evergreen forest, as well as secondary or degraded forest, mangroves, and gardens. It also feeds at fruiting trees in agricultural landscapes. It is a fruit-eater, though detailed diet records are limited.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.