There is no brown present on the body. The body color becomes yellowish on the rump and upper tail coverts. They also have two wing bars, as opposed to the male's one wing bar. The female's throat is sometimes spotted, clouded, or washed with black. Old females usually have a completely black throat.
Immature females are duller in color, without a trace of black.
The Scott's Oriole mainly eats insects, such as grasshoppers, small beetles, caterpillars, butterflies and insect larvae. It also eats berries and cactus fruit. It will also sometimes probe flowers for nectar. This bird obtains gleans insects that are attracted to the flowers of yuccas. The ants, bees and other insects that are attracted to this plant's flower provide an ample food source.