This honeyeater lives in dry woodland and scrub on mainland Australia and searches for food on the ground and in trees.
Adults have a grey head and back, a black facial mask, yellow forehead and throat sides, a white rump and white tail tips. The bill and legs are yellow.
It forages in groups on the ground for insects and also takes nectar.
It builds a loose cup nest of twigs and grass in a tree fork, lining it with wool, fur or feathers.
Flocks give a musical song before dawn, as well as piping notes and harsh calls.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.