Its flight is fast and direct, with the regular beats and an occasional sharp flick of the wings that are characteristic of pigeons in general.

Nests have been found with a single egg, but there is not enough data to assume average clutch size [5] It has been recorded in lowland and hill dipterocarp, mid-montane and mossy forest ranging from 450 to 2,300 meters above sea level.

They have been seen being sold in illegal online markets on Facebook for approximately 6,000 persos (~100 USD) which is 10x the minimum daily wage in Manila.

Forest cover in the Sierra Madre has declined by 83% since the 1930s and most remaining areas are under logging concessions and may suffer further from major road-building plans.

Unfortunately, both areas have undergone significant habitat destruction due to road construction, land conversion into resorts and farmland and poaching.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature recommends more surveys be done to know the full extent of this bird and to make key habitats on Mt.

Cetaceo (Cagayan Valley), Infanta, Quezon and Mount Polis as formally protected areas and to promote stricter enforcement of laws designed to stop hunting and trade.