The bill is thin and pale gray. Breeding male: blue-gray above, including most of head and back. Crown has a black line at the forecrown that extends along the sides of crown; white eye ring ...

Polytypic (2 ssp.; nominate in North America). Length 12.5". A large, pale gray-buff dove with a black collar, noticeably larger than the mourning dove. There is also a naturally occurring cream ...