A medium fruit dove; 28-33 cm TL; 185-278 g; sexes are alike in appearance Head and neck: Forehead and crown grey with yellow tinged; upper nape and cheek dark purplish brown; lower nape green; side of neck grey; eye dark red; bill red; throat white with yellow tinged.
Body: Back, rump and wing coverts green; breast and upper abdomen yellow to yellowish orange; abdomen with broad dark brown band; lower abdomen greyish green.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet purplish red; tail green with grey tip.