The Black-faced Friarbird is a honeyeater found on Buru Island, Indonesia. Its grey-brown body contrasts with pale cheeks, a dark facial mask, and red eyes.
Its grey-brown body has cheeks that range from white to silvery grey and a dark mask across the face. The eyes are deep red. The sexes look alike in plumage, but females are smaller.
It forages alone or in pairs from the middle levels of trees to the canopy. It is vocal and appears strongly territorial. Its diet is not well known.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.