The Vinaceous Dove is marked by a black patch on the back of the neck edged in white, with a pale pink-grey head and breast. It uses dry scrub and savanna south of the Sahara, foraging on the ground for seeds and other vegetation.
It has a black patch on the back of the neck edged in white, a pale pink-grey head and breast, pale brown back, wings, and tail, and red legs.
In dry scrub and savanna, it forages on the ground for grass seeds, grains, and other plant matter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.