The Mountain hawk eagle is distributed from the foothills of the Himalayas east through China and south through Japan and Taiwan. The Mountain hawk eagle is found in coniferous or mixed forests from 1000 to 3500 meters in elevation.
Beaks are most often black as are their claws.
They have yellow eyes. They sit upon a concealed perch high in the forrest to observe the unsuspecting ground quarry, then move down to a lower branch to make a short and fast swoop. Their nests are within the deep confines of forests throughout Asia. Most mountain hawk eagle lay three eggs, and defend the young throughout the development into adults. On rare occasions the nests can be found in villages, with access to chicken yards close by.