The Streak-headed Honeyeater has fine pale streaks on its dark crown and a pale line on the cheek. It is common around forest edges and open woodland in lowland New Guinea, where it eats nectar, fruit, and insects.
Adults have a blackish-brown crown with fine, short pale streaks or speckles and a light yellowish-brown to off-white cheek stripe.
It eats nectar, small fruits including figs, and insects. It gleans insects from foliage and also probes flowers for nectar.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.