This small eagle occurs on New Guinea and in the Moluccas. It uses lowland and montane forest and has been described soaring low above the canopy.
It is a small, stocky eagle with a streaked chest, fairly broad, finely barred wings and a fanned tail with black tips.
It occurs in lowland and montane forest and is often seen soaring low over the canopy.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.