EBird describes the bird as "Brownish dove with a short collar of large dark scales, a gray head, and a pinkish flush on the neck and breast.

Native to the Philippines, where now declining and uncommon; fairly common in introduced range Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Differs in a stronger contrast black and white tail but a weaker contrast in the undertail, a paler collar with a green sheen and scales and no white band, rusty pink plummage, shorter bill and a different song.

[4] An open country species inhabiting grassland and agricultural land with trees and scrub, while introduced populations are found in urban areas.

In Guam where the birds are still fairly common, nest success rate is just 2 to 5% in urban areas and 0 to 3% in forest habitat.

Conservation actions proposed to clarify nature and extent of threat from spotted doves and red collared doves are identification of remaining strongholds, monitoring of population trends, and assessment of desirability and feasibility of the control of competing species.