This large green pigeon occurs in the Ryukyu Islands. It is about 37-41 cm long and differs from similar pigeons by lacking a white belly patch and having longer undertail-coverts. It lives in forest and feeds on fruit.
It measures about 37-41 cm. Unlike similar green pigeons, it lacks a white belly patch and has longer undertail-coverts.
It is a resident forest bird and a fruit-eater. The Ryukyu populations are described as having northern and southern breeding forms.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.