The White-cheeked Honeyeater inhabits eastern Australian heath and woodland. Adults show a white cheek patch and yellow tail and wing panels, and feed mainly on nectar.
Adults are black-and-white, with a large white cheek patch on the mainly black head. They have a long, down-curved bill and bright yellow areas on the tail and wings.
It uses moist heathland, wetland margins, and forest or woodland with a heath understorey. It feeds mainly on nectar, and also takes insects from foliage, bark, or the air.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.