 The plumage of the females is mostly as that of the male but duller on the top, with a narrower band across the chest, and the tail is shorter.The white-throated magpie-jay is associated with a wide range of habitats from arid environments to semi-humid woodlands, from sea-level up to , although only occasionally higher than .It occurs rarely in columnar cacti forest, but is common in thorn forest, gallery forest, deciduous woodland, forest edges and cultivated areas like coffee plantations.