The Gabar Goshawk is a small hawk with a pale gray-and-white form and an all-dark form.
The pale form has gray head and upperparts, a whitish belly and rump, and dark tail bands. Adults of the dark form are black overall, with gray and white bands on the tail.
It hunts in savannas, scrub, and open wooded areas, taking mainly small birds. Small mammals such as mice, snakes, lizards, and large insects are also taken.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.