This forest falcon has a gray back, finely barred white chest, and orange-red bare parts around the face and legs.
Adults have gray upperparts, a white chest with fine bars, and a white central tail band. The cere and legs are orange-red, and the iris is white.
It waits for prey from a perch in the forest and may catch small animals fleeing army-ant swarms.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.