A huge terrestrial pigeon; 66-74 cml 2400 g. Head and neck: Overall coloration is bluish grey; head adorned laterally compressed pale bluish grey lacy crest with white tip; crown and face light grey; eye red; black stripe from base of bill and through eye terminates behind eye; bill grey; throat grey.
Body: Back, rump, and lesser wing coverts bluish grey; greater wing coverts light grey with brown tip forming a conspicuous wing patch; breast and upper abdomen purplish brown; lower abdomen and undertail coverts bluish grey.
Limbs and tail: Legs grey; feet dull red; tail bluish grey with light grey tip.