The group constantly produces a series of cheeping or churring calls. Its voice is unknown but similar birds make churring and whistling sounds. They maintain contact with "churring" calls; their songs are quiet. Margaret's batis is known to make various whistles and churring calls. Cuckoos and other intruders may be greeted with a threat posture and churring threat. The calls include cheeps and chirps, and the typical sparrow churring alarm call. The song is given from a high perch, and consists of rapid squeaking and churring. Its call is a loud "cheep cheep", or a churring. Anxious birds emit a harsh, "shrit-it-it" and nestlings call for food with a churring noise. The song of this species is a churring "tche-tche-tche-tche-tche".