The Olive Honeyeater is an Indonesian honeyeater associated with humid tropical shrubland and farmland. It feeds on nectar from trees and shrubs.
An adult photographed on Merpati Island in West Papua in 2023 shows a whitish cheek mark and dull bare skin below the eye.
A South Maluku survey reported high numbers on a small island and described birds clinging to tree trunks while foraging.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.