1. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the vinaceous rosefinch. 2. The breast is vinaceous , the abdomen and under tail coverts are white. 3. Vinaceous dove is a small, stocky pigeon, typically 25 cm in length.4. More extreme specimens are completely bright vinaceous above and below and speckled with blackish. 5. The spores are vinaceous -brown in iodine. 6. The hindwings have dark vinaceous drab postmedial line which is narrow on the costa. 7. Male upperside is vinaceous ( colour of red wine ) brown, the veins ochraceous brown. 8. The vinaceous when cut or bruised. 9. The forewings are shaded with tilleul-buff, with vinaceous -buff, obscure markings. 10. The forewings are pale ochraceous buff with scattered large black scales and vinaceous -fawn shading in the cell.