Red-eyed doves are fairly large, stocky birds with red legs and a patch of red bare skin around their eyes. The collar patch is black edged with white. Their backs, wings and tails are pale brown but they have blackish flight feathers which can be seen when they fly. The head and underparts are dark vinous-pink, shading to pale grey on the face. The call is a loud doo-doo-du-du. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are duller than adults, and have scalloping on the body feathers.
Diet: Red-eyed doves eat grass seeds, grains and other vegetation. They often forage on the ground.
Habitat and Reproduction: Red-eyed doves live in most of Sub-Saharan Africa, except in desert zones. They are common, if not abundant, in most habitats other than deserts. Like several other species in this genus, they are not particularly gregarious and often feed alone or in pairs. They can be found in forests near rivers. They build stick nests in trees, The females lay two white eggs at a time.