It feeds on the seeds of Macaranga peltata to a large extent followed by insects, snails, crustaceans and reptiles.
The Nicobar Scrub Fowl is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Nicobar Scrub FowlNicobariensis {noun} Polynesian Scrub FowlPritchardhuhn {n} New Guinea Scrub FowlNeuguineahuhn {n} Band Is Scrub FowlLayardhuhn {n} Orange-footed Scrub FowlReinwardthuhn {n} jungleDschungel {m} Jungle OwletDschungelkauz {m} Jungle CrowDschungelkrähe {f} More translations on the next page: Jungle Nightjar, neither fish nor fowl, neither fish nor fowl, Ceylon Jungle Babbler, Buru Jungle Flycatcher, Chinese Jungle Mynah, Indian Jungle Mynah, Jungle Hawk Owl, Sula Jungle Flycatcher, Sind Jungle Sparrow 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10 More
138 0882 尼科巴塚雉 Nicobar Scrub fowl Megapodius nicobariensis 139 1010 中华鹧鸪 Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus 140 1055 鹌鹑 Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 141 1058 黑胸鹌鹑 Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica 142 1061 蓝胸鹑 Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis 143 1067 阿萨姆林鹑 Manipur Bush-Quail Perdicula manipurensis 144 1070 环颈山鹧鸪 Common Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola 145 1074 红喉山鹧鸪 Rufous-throated Hill Partridge Arborophila rufogularis 146 1075 白颊山鹧鸪 White-cheeked Hill Partridge Arborophila atrogularis 147 1080 褐胸山鹧鸪 Brown-breasted Hill Partridge Arborophila brunneopectus 148 1081 橙颈山鹧鸪 More