It ranges in Pacific-slope thorn forest from Jalisco, Mexico, to Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Magpie-jays are noisy, gregarious birds, often traveling in easy-to-find flocks, mobbing their observers.

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 species does not undertake any migratory movements, although males disperse away from their natal territories a few years after fledging.

[8] White-throated magpie-jays are omnivorous, consuming a wide range of animal and plant matter.