A maoruu otei he na uvu ni nana bono uvuuvu vai o ovaovana. Na vohu ni nana bene ta vaarihi paru domonae. A domonae he na maramara kakaavoo nana. A mooriori na gogooravi vaapeha nana.
The male dove wears a clay-red dress. It has a black stripe like a belt on its chest. Its chest is whitish. Their legs are the same, they are red.