A dove found from the southwestern United States through Mexico and Central America to parts of western South America. Its white wing patches form bright arcs in flight.
It is brownish gray with distinct white wing markings that look like bright crescents in flight. Adults have blue bare skin around the eyes and a dark patch behind each eye.
It eats seeds, grain and fruit. In the Sonoran Desert, western populations use the pollen, nectar, fruit and seeds of columnar cacti during the breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.