Within its habitat, the Singing Honeyeater may be mistaken for the Purple-gaped Honeyeater, L. cratitius, or the Grey-headed Honeyeater, L. keartlandi. It differs from the former by having a longer black face streak, white on its throat and chest, and streaked underparts. It differs from the latter by being larger and having white on its face and no obvious yellow plume at the end of its face mask. Two other species that share the Singing Honeyeater's black, yellow and white face markings do not share its habitat or range: the Mangrove Honeyeater, L. fasciogularis, and the Varied Honeyeater, L. versicolor.