This pigeon occurs on São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón in the Gulf of Guinea. A study on São Tomé found it in shade-grown plantations and savanna as well as forest, and recorded it feeding on the ground and high in trees.
It is about 28 cm long.
A study on São Tomé recorded groups feeding both on the ground and high in trees. Fruit availability in forest habitats was also linked with the pigeon's distribution and abundance there.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.