The black-chinned honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) is a species of passerine bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests. The black-chinned honeyeater was first described by John Gould in 1837. He also described what he called the golden-backed honeyeater of northern Australia in 1875, now considered a subspecies as there is a broad band of overlap with intermediate forms.