Parrot

Parrot

Health points	6HP
Behavior	Passive
Hitbox size	Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 0.5 Blocks
Spawn	Jungle, Bamboo Jungle

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Parrots are rare tameable mobs found in jungles. Parrots can imitate sounds of nearby hostile mobs and can perch on the player's shoulders.

Spawning

Parrots spawn naturally in jungle biomes, on grass or leaves. They can be found rarely, in groups of 1–2 at light level 7 or above.

Appearance

Different 5 color parrots

5 parrots of different colors

Parrots come in five different colors: red, blue, green, cyan, and gray.

Drops

When a parrot is killed, it drops:

• 1–2 feathers. The maximum is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 1–5 with Looting III.
• 1–3 experience when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Behavior

Parrots flying through the jungle. (Click to play animation)

Movement

Parrots are passive. They can fly, and usually fly upwards if struck. They fly under normal conditions, but they can tire and return to the ground.

Parrots crowd and settle around other nearby mobs, including neutral and hostile mobs.

When in water, a parrot swims by flapping its wings.

Taming

Parrots can be tamed by feeding them wheat seeds, melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, or beetroot seeds, with ¹⁄₃ chance of success. Once tamed, interacting with a parrot will make it sit down and stand up.

Like tamed wolves and cats, a tamed parrot follows the player unless told to sit, and may teleport if there is a sufficient distance between them and the player. Like all tame animals upon death, a death message is displayed to its owner.

Unlike most animals, parrots have no baby form, and cannot be bred. Other animals that cannot breed are polar bears, trader llamas in Bedrock Edition, skeleton horses, and mules.

Perching on shoulders

A tamed parrot on the ground can be made to perch on its player's shoulder by moving through the parrot. On its own, a tamed parrot can also fly to and perch on the player's shoulder, unless it has been told to sit. A player can have one parrot on each shoulder. Parrots always prefer a player's left shoulder first, if it is empty.

A parrot dismounts its player when the player:

• jumps down natural terrain, that is:
  • the player does not land on a high-enough surface (¹⁄₂ block up or higher)
  • the player drops off a ledge of higher than ³⁄₄ of a block
• takes damage
• submerges the player's feet into water of any height
• starts drowning
• mounts a horse ‌
• enters a boat ‌
• submerges the player's head in lava (the parrot dismounts and burns even if the player has Fire Resistance)

Parrots on a shoulder always look in the same direction the player's head is looking.

A parrot on a shoulder cannot take any damage, but may get hurt as soon as it dismounts, as when dismounting a player submerged in lava.

A parrot sitting on a shoulder appears in the inventory interface.

Imitating sounds

Parrots imitate the idle sounds of nearby hostile and certain neutral mobs (including the hiss of creepers for example); they have a detection range of 20 blocks (cubical). The sound produced by the parrots is simply the same sound as the mob being mimicked at a higher pitch. They tend to look in the direction of the mob they are mimicking. Occasionally, a parrot may imitate sounds of mobs that are not in the area.

Dancing

Parrots dance near a jukebox if a music disc is inside, and in Bedrock Edition, they will even dance while on a player's shoulder. This is a reference to the Party Parrot meme. The game does not seem to have any real way to determine when the music ends, though; as long as the disc remains in the jukebox, the parrot continues dancing even after the music stopped.

The dancing radius is 3 blocks from jukebox. If they dance and then fly beyond this radius, they stop dancing.

Cookies

In Java and Legacy Console editions, attempting to feed a parrot a cookie instantly kills it, emitting Poison particles as it dies. In Bedrock Edition, feeding a cookie to a parrot gives it fatal Poison instead.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Namespaced ID	Subtitle ID	Source	Pitch	Volume	Attenuation distance
	Parrot talks	entity.parrot.ambient	subtitles.entity.parrot.ambient	?	?	?	16
	Parrot dies	entity.parrot.death	subtitles.entity.parrot.death	?	?	?	16
	Parrot eats	entity.parrot.eat	subtitles.entity.parrot.eats	?	?	?	16
	No subtitle	entity.parrot.fly	(Plays when parrot flies)	?	?	?	16
	Parrot hurts	entity.parrot.hurt	subtitles.entity.parrot.hurt	?	?	?	16
	No subtitle	entity.parrot.step	(Presumably plays when walking)	?	?	?	16

Data values

Parrots have entity data associated with them that contain various properties of the mob.

When a parrot is resting on the player's shoulder, it ceases to be a distinct entity, and its entity data is stored meanwhile in the player's ShoulderEntityLeft or ShoulderEntityRight tags. See also Player.dat.

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
  • Additional fields for mobs that can be tamed by players see Template:Nbt inherit/tameable/template[show]
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template[show]
  • Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template[show]
  • [Int] Variant: Specifies the color variant of the parrot, default is 0.

Parrot Variant[show][edit]

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Best Friends Forever	Tame an animal	Tame one of these 8 tameable mobs: Skeleton Horse and Zombie Horse can be tamed in the same way as a regular horse to gain this advancement with the ride command.

History

[hide]Java Edition
March 23, 2017							Maria Lemón tweets that her new mob, created with the help of RazzleberryFox, will be showcased in the next snapshot. "It's flytastic!" {"type": "java", "version": "March 23, 2017", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Maria Lemón article, displayed as Maria Lemón) tweets that her new (link to mob article, displayed as mob), created with the help of (link to RazzleberryFox article, displayed as RazzleberryFox), will be showcased in the next snapshot. \"It's flytastic!\""}
							Later the same day, she revealed that the new mob will be parrots. {"type": "java", "version": "March 23, 2017", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Later the same day, she revealed that the new mob will be parrots."}
March 26, 2017							Maria reveals that parrots will be able to copy the sounds of other mobs around it. {"type": "java", "version": "March 26, 2017", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Maria reveals that parrots will be able to copy the (link to sound article, displayed as sounds) of other (link to mob article, displayed as mobs) around it."}
							Later the same day, she tweets an image of Steve "the parrot king" carrying parrots on his shoulder. {"type": "java", "version": "March 26, 2017", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Later the same day, she tweets an image of Steve \"the parrot king\" carrying parrots on his shoulder."}
March 28, 2017							Maria tweets another image of parrots, showcasing their ability to fly and slowly drift downwards. {"type": "java", "version": "March 28, 2017", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Maria tweets another image of parrots, showcasing their ability to fly and slowly drift downwards."}
March 30, 2017							Shortly before the snapshot was released, Maria revealed that parrots are attracted to cookies. This is a reference to the popular phrase "Polly wants a cracker". In real life, parrots should not be fed chocolate chip cookies, as chocolate is toxic to parrots. {"type": "java", "version": "March 30, 2017", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Shortly before the snapshot was released, Maria revealed that parrots are attracted to (link to cookie article, displayed as cookies). This is a reference to the popular phrase \"Polly wants a cracker\". In real life, parrots should ''not'' be fed chocolate chip cookies, as chocolate is toxic to parrots."}
1.12							Added parrots. {"type": "java", "version": "1.12", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Red Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Blue Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Green Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Cyan Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) Added parrots."}
							Added gray-yellow parrot. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Gray Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) Added gray-yellow parrot."}
							The right-click action has now been changed: right-clicking on a tamed parrot now tells it to sit. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The right-click action has now been changed: right-clicking on a tamed parrot now tells it to sit."}
							Having a parrot sit on the player's shoulders now require the player to walk through the parrot. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Having a parrot sit on the (link to player article, displayed as player)'s shoulders now require the player to walk through the parrot."}
							Parrots now dance and change colors if music is playing on a nearby jukebox. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots now dance and change colors if (link to music article, displayed as music) is playing on a nearby (link to jukebox article, displayed as jukebox)."}
							Parrots now make sounds when sitting on the player's shoulders. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots now make (link to sound article, displayed as sounds) when sitting on the (link to player article, displayed as player)'s shoulders."}
							Parrots no longer change colors while dancing. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots no longer change colors while dancing."}
							Parrots are now tamed with seeds, instead of cookies, after an outcry on Reddit. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots are now tamed with (link to seeds article, displayed as seeds), instead of (link to cookie article, displayed as cookies), after [https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/6b0fkh/dear_mojang_please_remove_feeding_chocolate_to/ an outcry on Reddit]."}
							Attempting to feed cookies to a parrot now instantly kills the parrot, causing it to emit poison particles. In an e-mail to Motherboard, Jens Bergensten explained: "Our reasoning for originally using cookies was twofold; it gave cookies a reason to exist within Minecraft, and it was a subtle reference to the Nirvana song 'Polly.' However, we didn't consider what the chocolate ingredient would mean to real life parrots!" {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Attempting to feed (link to cookie article, displayed as cookies) to a parrot now instantly kills the parrot, causing it to emit (link to poison article, displayed as poison) (link to particle article, displayed as particles). In an e-mail to (link to wikipedia:Motherboard (website) article, displayed as Motherboard), (link to Jens Bergensten article, displayed as Jens Bergensten) explained: \"Our reasoning for originally using cookies was twofold; it gave cookies a reason to exist within ''Minecraft'', and it was a subtle reference to the Nirvana song 'Polly.' However, we didn't consider what the chocolate ingredient would mean to real life parrots!\""}
1.13							Parrots now imitate phantoms and drowned. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots now imitate (link to phantom article, displayed as phantoms) and (link to drowned article, displayed as drowned)."}
1.14							Parrots can now imitate ravagers, pillagers and pandas. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots can now imitate (link to ravager article, displayed as ravagers), (link to pillager article, displayed as pillagers) and (link to panda article, displayed as pandas)."}
1.14.2							Parrots no longer spawn on grass, but on grass blocks instead. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14.2", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots no longer spawn on (link to grass article, displayed as grass), but on (link to grass block article, displayed as grass blocks) instead."}
[hide]Upcoming Java Edition
1.15							Parrots can now sit on a player's shoulder even while the player is riding. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "1.15", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots can now sit on a (link to player article, displayed as player)'s shoulder even while the player is riding."}
							Parrots no longer imitate pandas. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots no longer imitate (link to panda article, displayed as pandas)."}
							Parrots no longer imitate polar bears, wolves, and zombie pigmen. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots no longer imitate (link to polar bear article, displayed as polar bears), (link to wolf article, displayed as wolves), and (link to zombie pigmen article, displayed as zombie pigmen)."}
							Parrots no longer imitate endermen. {"type": "java upcoming", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrots no longer imitate (link to endermen article, displayed as endermen)."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.2.0							Added parrots. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Red Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Blue Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Green Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Cyan Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Gray Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) Added parrots."}
1.4.0							Parrot can now imitate drowned sounds. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.4.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrot can now imitate (link to drowned article, displayed as drowned) (link to sound article, displayed as sounds)."}
1.6.0							Parrot can now imitate phantom sounds. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.6.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Parrot can now imitate (link to phantom article, displayed as phantom) sounds."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU54	CU44				Patch 24	1.0.4	Added parrots. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU54", "xbone": "CU44", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 24", "switch": "1.0.4", "content": "(link to File:Red Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Blue Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Green Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Cyan Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Gray Parrot.png article, displayed as 32px) Added parrots."}

Issues

Issues relating to "Parrot" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Red parrots are based on real-life Scarlet macaw, "with a little Minecraft twist.". Similarly, blue parrots are based on hyacinth macaws, cyan parrots are based on blue-and-yellow macaws, green parrots are based on great green macaws and gray parrots are based on cockatiels.
• Warnings against feeding chocolate or avocados to parrots are referenced in two different splash texts.
• The Minecraft team uses various party parrot emojis when communicating with each other.

Gallery

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  The first image of parrots, tweeted by Maria Lemón.

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  Parrots riding on the shoulders of the player.

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  Note how the parrots crowd around the villager in a tight circle.

• 

  Parrots also crowd around hostile mobs, such as creepers.

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  Poison particles that appear if the player feeds cookies to parrots.

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  A parrot dancing to jukebox music.

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  Parrots as shown in the World of Color Update artwork.

Parrots on other default skins [show]