The Rufous-throated Honeyeater is recorded in waterside woodland and semi-arid riverine forest in northern Australia. Its diet is mainly invertebrates but broader than that.
Adults have a gray head, brown back, white underparts, and a rufous-brown throat patch. Field notes describe a paler patch in females and no patch in juveniles.
It occurs in riparian and waterside woodland and feeds mainly on invertebrates. Its diet is broader, according to the species account.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.