A tiny and slender dove with long pointed tail; 19-24 cm TL; 28-43 g. Head and neck: Head and neck light bluish grey; eye red; skin around the eye bright bright red or orange; bill dark grey with black tip.
Body: back and wing coverts grey or greyish brown with small white spots; breast and upper abdomen bluish grey; lower abdomen and undertail coverts white.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet brown to grey; tail long, dark grey, center tail feathers black.