A large pigeon with a vinous chest and a white nape band. It uses forest and gathers in flocks, often staying quiet in foliage.
The head, breast, and upper body are vinous chestnut, with a white band at the nape and bronze-green feathers below it. The rump is bluish gray, and the dark tail has a broad black band.
It uses forest interior and understory as well as nearby cultivated areas. It often sits quietly in foliage and occurs in flocks year-round, with larger flocks as winter approaches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.