This dove occurs on New Guinea and nearby islands. The current species account uses Pampusana jobiensis and notes Alopecoenas jobiensis as a former genus combination.
The adult male has a broad white eyebrow and white throat and breast. Dark mantle feathers have purple edges that can look blue or reddish; female plumage varies.
It spends much of its time feeding on the forest floor, usually alone but sometimes in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.