This diurnal hawk is reported from open woodland, well-wooded farmland, suburbs, and parks. Audio records on Oiseaux.net are from Fiji.
It is 30–42 cm long, with a wingspan of 58–73 cm.
It is diurnal and favors open woodland and well-wooded agricultural areas; it is also recorded in suburbs and parks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.