A dove of dry savanna woodland and scrub that feeds on grass and other small seeds. It is also found near water.
The forehead is whitish and the crown and nape bluish gray. A black bill and metallic blue patches on the wings are distinctive; the sexes look similar.
A clutch has two eggs. Incubation takes about two weeks, and young fledge roughly two weeks after hatching.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.