The Plumbeous Pigeon's plumage ranges from gray to brown among subspecies. In Peru it is often found in the canopy and subcanopy of mature Amazonian forest.
Its plumage ranges from gray to brown among subspecies; it has a pale iris, black bill, and mostly uniform gray tail.
It is often found in the canopy and subcanopy of mature Amazonian forest and also occurs on Peru's eastern Andean slopes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.