Male sparrows have darker stripes on the head and brighter yellow blotches. Between the bill and the eyes, on both the male and female, there are bright yellow blotches. Its back is brown with dark streaks and its wings are also brown. The white-throated sparrow has a dark bill and pink legs. Their diet consists of seeds, fruits, and insects.
Seeds come from the floor of forests and bushy clearings.
The white-throated sparrow also finds seeds hidden in grasses and weeds. The white-throated sparrow reproduces seasonally, mainly during the spring when it has settled into Northwestern Canada and Northeastern United States. Zonotrichia albicollis lay eggs in open-roofed nests they build for their young. It takes approximately 3-4 weeks for the young chick to hatch. Without feathers, Zonotrichial albicollis cannot fly.