At about 100 repetitions per minute, the red-fronted tinkerbird's call is a fast tink-tink-tink-tink, very similar to that of the yellow-fronted tinkerbird.
At about 100 repetitions per minute, the red-fronted tinkerbird's vocalization is characterized by rapid tink-tink-tink-tink sounds, closely resembling those of the yellow-fronted tinkerbird.