This forest eagle occurs on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and northern Borneo. The adult male has black upperparts and a white throat and breast marked with dark streaks, and watches for prey from a perch.
The adult male is black from head and crest to back. Its white throat has black streaks, the breast is streaked, and the belly and thighs carry fine dark bars.
It hunts from a perch in forest, waiting for prey to pass. Its prey includes small mammals, birds, and lizards; it nests in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.