[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Philippines native to the islands of Leyte, Samar, Negros, Basilan, Bohol and Mindanao.

EBird describes the bird as "A fairly large raptor of lowland and foothill forest in the southern Philippines.

Dark brown above and whitish below with a streaked head and chest and a finely barred lower belly.

"[6] It was formerly conspecific with the Philippine hawk-eagle but has a longer crest, smaller size,gray plummage and heavily barred belly and legs.

The curators will introduce different kind of twigs and leaves coming from the native tree species in the Malagos watershed.

In captivity, copulation takes place four times every day and breeding season starts in early September to October and approximately courtship begun by March.

The Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle is listed as Endangered species (IUCN status) with estimates of just 600 to 800 mature adults remaining.