The Yellow-throated Bush-sparrow lives in open woodland and savanna in eastern and southern Africa, where it may be seen in loose groups.
It has a pale eyebrow and two wingbars. Its small yellow throat mark can be difficult to see.
It uses savanna and open woodland, including miombo woodland, and may gather in loose groups.
It eats seeds, nectar, and insects, foraging in higher tree branches and sometimes on the ground.
Its breeding season follows the rains, and it builds a loose ball of grass and feathers in a hole in a tree trunk.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.