A large pigeon; sexes are alike in appearance. Head and neck: Forehead whitish grey ; crown to back of neck purplish grey; throat white or light brownish orange (cinnamon); eye, inner ring yellow, outer ring red; skin around eye bright red; bill black.
Body: Back and wing coverts bronze green to emerald green; breast emerald green; abdomen pinkish grey; undertail coverts dark brown.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet bright red; tail, below brownish grey, above emerald green with borad white band.