A small, long-tailed eagle with both light and dark plumage forms.
In the European account, the light morph is most common, with white underparts, black flight feathers, and a dark-brown back; the dark morph is mostly blackish brown.
It hunts in open woodland near hills, pursuing prey through bushes or swooping from above to catch birds, lizards, and small mammals.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.