The Ornate Hawk-Eagle is a forest raptor marked by a black crest and a rufous neck. In Argentina it glides along forest edges and hunts large birds and mammals.
The crown and crest are black, with a rufous band from the cheek around the back of the neck. The underside is white with dark barring.
It is usually solitary in forest, gliding along the edge to search for prey. It hunts large birds and mammals and nests in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.