A medium pigeon; 24-30 cm TL; 105-160 g. Head and neck: Forehead, face, and throat greyish green; nape and side of neck greyish pink (male), greyish yellow (female); eye yellow to pink; bill dull green with bluish tip.
Body: Back, rump, and lesser wing coverts greyish yellow green; greater wing coverts darker greyish green with yellow tips forming a conspicous wing bar; primaries black; breast orange; upper abdomen greyish yellow; lower abdomen grey with yellow spots.
Limbs and tail: Legs and feet red; tail upper brown, lower grey with black tip.