The Bar-breasted Honeyeater has gray bars on its chest and a slender, slightly down-curved bill. This small Australian bird feeds on nectar and insects.
The back is dark gray with lighter streaks, and the chest and sides of the belly have darker gray bars. The crown is scalloped in light and dark gray, with a dark stripe on each side of the throat. The bill curves slightly downward, and the feet are pinkish gray.
It favors mangroves, paperbark, and other open woodland. It takes nectar and insects and may occur in pairs or family groups.
It makes a hanging, domed, bottle-shaped nest from strips of paperbark.
The eyes are dark brown and the bill is dark grey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.