The White-tipped Dove is marked by sandy plumage, a darker back, and white tips on the outer tail feathers. It searches for seeds on the ground in dry woods and riverside scrub.
The back is dark brown, while most of the body is sandy beige. The outer tail feathers end in white, and bare skin around the eye ranges from pale blue to reddish pink. The sexes look similar.
It uses dry and open woods, river or ravine scrub, and dense low vegetation. It forages mainly for seeds on the ground, but also eats fruit and some insects and may feed in low trees or shrubs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.