This fruit dove is resident on Pohnpei and the Chuuk islands of Micronesia. It uses forest and feeds on fruit.
Baker described the ponapensis male as green with a purple crown edged in yellow, a yellow throat and lower belly, and a blue-purple breast patch. The female was slightly smaller and duller.
It is a resident forest dove that feeds on fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.