It also makes various soft chirruping and growling noises. It was most readily located by its chirruping call. The chirruping wedgebill is territorial throughout the year. Key identifying features include the faint breast streaking, slightly longer tail, and repetitive chirruping call. The chirruping wedgebill is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. The chirruping wedgebill feeds predominantly by foraging for seeds and insects. This bird has a chirruping flight call and a loud, hoarse alarm call. It has a sparrow-like "chirruping" call and a drawn-out "tswee" call. This is a distinct chirruping sound and is accompanied by a vibration of the body. Wedgebills are divided into the chirruping wedgebill ("Psophodes cristatus") and the chiming wedgebill ("Psophodes occidentalis"). The chirruping wedgebill and the chiming wedgebill are plain grey-brown in appearance with small crests.