This pigeon occurs on Indonesia’s Sula Islands. Its 1898 description records grey underpart feathers edged broadly in greenish yellow and narrow yellow lines on the crown feathers.
Rothschild’s 1898 description says the lower feathers are grey with broad greenish-yellow edges, and crown feathers have narrow yellow lines.
It has been recorded from lowland secondary and disturbed forest to montane primary forest, and depends on trees for feeding and nesting.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.