How to get a parrot in Minecraft

Minecraft has a lot of Mobs. Some are Hostile, while some are Neutral, and then there are the Peaceful Mobs. Among those Mobs, there are a few that can be tamed and by the player. Once tamed they become the players’ pets and never leave their side unless they have been made to sit. One such Pet is the Parrots. These cute and colorful birds are a must-have pet in Minecraft. If you already have them then here is how to breed and tame Parrot in Minecraft.

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Table of Contents

  • How to Breed Parrots in Minecraft
  • How to Get Parrot On & Off your Shoulder in Minecraft
  • How to Tame a Parrot in Minecraft?
  • What do Parrots eat in Minecraft?
    • What are the Rarest Parrots?

How to Breed Parrots in Minecraft

How to get a parrot in Minecraft

Pets like Wolfs, Ocelots, and the like are breedable and will spawn their baby versions. But in the case of the Parrot, this is false. You cannot Breed two Parrots to get a baby Parrot in Minecraft. The breeding process is not possible even if you get two of the same Parrots. The only thing you can do to Parrots is tame them from the wild in Minecraft. The only way to get more of them is to find them and tame them.

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How to Get Parrot On & Off your Shoulder in Minecraft

If you have a tamed Parrot, you will have the ability to let your Parrot perch on your shoulder. This can happen in two ways. The first one is by walking into your Parrot and the second one is the Parrot, on its own, will fly to the player on perch on his/ her shoulder. Also the second will not happen if the Parrot is sitting down. Parrots prefer to sit on the left shoulder of the player if it is not occupied. If it is then it will sit on the right shoulder. And yes you can have two Parrots on your character, one on each shoulder.

To dismount the Parrot, you can do several things:

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  • Being partially submerged in water.
  • Drowning.
  • Falling from 3/4th of a Block or higher.
  • Head submerged in Lava.
  • Jumping from half a block or higher.
  • Sleeping.
  • Takes damage of any kind and from any source.

How to Tame a Parrot in Minecraft?

How to get a parrot in Minecraft

To Tame a Parrot, you will need to first find a Jungle Biome in your Minecraft World. Parrots are a passive Mob that has a 20% chance of spawning. They also spawn in groups o 1 to 2 at Y-Level 70 or higher in Minecraft. Once you find a Parrot, you need to get Seeds. Seeds of any kind will do. Now go up to the Parrot and Feed it by Right-Clicking on to it. Keep feeding the Parrot till hearts appear on top of them. Once you tame the Parrot, it will follow you around until you make it to sit. You cannot Breed Parrots in Minecraft. If you have tamed two Parrots of the same color, you still won’t be able to Breed them. Tamed Parrots will also dance if there is a Jukebox in a 3-block radius playing any kind of music. Parrots also mimic the sounds of other Mobs if they are close enough. This is a good way to know if there is a Hostile Mob behind you or not.

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What do Parrots eat in Minecraft?

There are a few Food Items that you can use to Tame the Parrots in Minecraft. Them being Wheat Seeds, Beetroot Seeds, Melon Seeds, and Pumpkin Seeds. You can use any of them to tame a Parrot. But you cannot feed these Seeds to Breed the Parrots in Minecraft. There is another Food Item you can feed to a Parrot in Minecraft, and that is the Cookie. What happens when you feed a parrot a cookie in Minecraft? Well, it dies. Yes, a cookie is poisonous to a Parrot and then it will instantly die. This is a mechanic as Chocolate is toxic for Parrots IRL so do not feed them any kind of chocolate. Just feed them Seeds and give your Love, that’s all.

What are the Rarest Parrots?

There are 5 variants of the Parrot Mob in Minecraft. Them being:

  • Red Parrot
  • Blue Parrot
  • Green Parrot
  • Cyan Parrot
  • Gray Parrot

Each of these Parrots is just a color variant of the same Mob and has the same chance of spawning which is 0.2 in the Jungle Biomes of Minecraft.

This was all about Breeding, Taming, and Feeding Parrots in Minecraft. Hopefully, this guide has helped you. You can also check our guides on Pillager Raids and Best Skins in Minecraft.

The parrot is a rare mob in Minecraft. It can mimic sounds made by nearby hostile mobs and perch on the player’s shoulders. But like every other animal parrot has a lifetime and they die after some time. And the only way to keep parrots with you is to tame and breed them. But there is no breeding method for parrots in the game. So, how do you tame and breed parrots in Minecraft?

Breeding of the parrot can be done through the spawn egg that is available in Creative mode. In Survival mode, breeding can be done through add-ons available on the Internet. Before breeding the parrot, you need to tame them. These lovely birds can be tamed by feeding them seeds.

Crowds of parrots settle around nearby mobs, both friendly and aggressive alike. Parrots swim by flapping their wings when they are in the water. The parrots in the game are joyous companions that keep you amused all the way. They can imitate other mobs within a radius of 20 blocks. It can alert you of any dangerous mob nearby. Sadly, they die with age. If you want to keep them as a pet, you’ll need to learn how to breed them.

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How To Breed Parrots In Minecraft?

How To Get A Spawn Egg To Breed Parrot In Minecraft?

What Food Do Parrots Are Fed To Breed Them?

What Do You Use To Breed Parrots In Minecraft?

How Do You Make A Baby Parrot In Minecraft?

How To Breed Parrots In Minecraft?

How to get a parrot in Minecraft

A parrot has no breeding steps since they have no way to produce babies, but if you wish to breed them, then you will need to tame them first. When you tame a parrot, you need to become friends with them so they will trust you and listen to you.

  • As a first step, find the parrots, which can only be found in jungles and help you complete your task. You have to feed the parrots after you’ve found them, and they love beetroot seeds, pumpkin seeds, wheat seeds, and melon seeds. Getting them under control will be easier if you feed them.
  • You must wait until the red hearts see over their heads if the food is well received by the parrots after they are fed. As soon as you see the red hearts, you will realize you have successfully tamed them.
  • When you push the parrots together, you’ll find that they will mate if they have a special feeling, but otherwise, they won’t breed. When the parrot’s mate, you will be able to observe their breeding process up close.

It is possible to spawn a baby parrot from an egg produced by two parrots. However, this is only possible in Minecraft’s creative mode. It is impossible to get an egg by mating in survival mode.

There are red marks on the parrots’ eggs. Most of the time, this egg will yield a parrot with the same characteristics as two-parent parrots.

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How To Get A Spawn Egg To Breed Parrot In Minecraft?

There is a spawn egg in Minecraft called Parrot Spawn Egg which is green with red spots. Unlike other items in the game, this spawn egg cannot be crafted. The Creative Inventory menu is only available in Creative mode (not Survival mode). A parrot will be instantly spawned when you use this spawn egg.

·         In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.16.5, and 1.17, the /give command for Parrot Spawn Egg is:

“/give @p parrot_spawn_egg 1”

·         In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.12, the /give command for Parrot Spawn Egg is:

“/give @p spawn_egg 1 0 {EntityTag:{id:parrot}}”

This way you can easily spawn a parrot through this egg. This is a great way to get a Parrot in creative mode as parrot breeding is still not possible in the game.

Unfortunately, for creative mode, there is no way to get this spawn egg. Spawn egg is only available in creative. It can be generated by typing the command given above.

Also, spawn eggs can be produced with the help of two parrots going in love mode. But for that, you need to learn to tame the successfully. 

How To Tame A Parrot In Minecraft?

The best way to tame a parrot is to feed it with seeds. 

The parrot will follow their owners around once they are tamed. When a player walks into a tamed parrot, it will ride on his shoulders. Make sure you don’t feed parrots cookies, since they will die if you do.  

The first step to taming a parrot is finding its color in the jungle biomes. Once a possible new friend is found, the parrot will have to be fed. Parrot love seeds of all varieties; players can use melon seeds, wheat seeds, pumpkin seeds, or beetroot seeds.

Players have a 33.33% chance of taming a parrot every time they feed it some seeds.

The players can either have their bird buddies sit or wear them on their shoulders. Parrots can be placed on either shoulder, beginning always with the left shoulder. A parrot on a shoulder appears in inventory slots.

To tame a parrot in Minecraft, follow these steps

1. Search for a parrot

Once you’ve acquired all the materials, you can begin to look for a parrot to tame.

2. Use the Seeds

Parrots can be tamed by giving them seeds such as melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, or beetroot seeds. The purpose of this tutorial is to teach you how to tame parrots with melon seeds. You will need to select the melon seed in your hotbar and place it in the hotbar.

Grey smoke will likely appear above the parrot once you feed the seeds to it.

He is still untamed. As the parrot eats more seeds, you will see a pattern of red hearts appearing around the bird. As a result, the parrot has been tamed.

When the taming process is complete, the hearts will disappear, and the parrot will be tame and want to sit on your shoulder.

After being tamed, the parrot can ride on the player’s shoulders and mimic the sounds of nearby mobs.

The parrots will mimic the sounds of nearby creepers, for instance, if a creeper lets out a hiss. However, this is mostly for show and has no practical application.

If a parrot is near a jukebox playing music, it will dance. If a parrot is killed, it will drop at least one feather and one to three EXP orbs. 

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What Food Do Parrots Are Fed To Breed Them?

How to get a parrot in Minecraft

Here is a list of the different seeds that Parrots eat in Minecraft:

·         Wheat seeds

·         Beetroot Seeds

·         Melon Seeds

·         Pumpkin Seeds 

In the game, seeds are the only food a Parrot can consume. There are a plethora of different seeds but parrots can only do the above-mentioned.

Seeds not only sate their hunger but also helps to heal them. If you throw seeds towards a parrot that life has reduced, it will start healing automatically.

Food is the best resource to gain the trust of any animal in Minecraft. Once you feed them enough, it makes them your trustful companion. Feed them a good amount to domesticate these little birds. 

Feed them with your hand. Once they eat with your hands, and when you have fed enough a heart will show up on them. That means they are ready to follow you. 

What Do You Use To Breed Parrots In Minecraft?

The addon linked below gets rid of this problem by making tamed parrots breedable and it even adds cute little baby parrots. Minecraft unfortunately, hasn’t added the feature of making parrots breedable in the normal game. This is one of the things that developers can look into.

However, you do not need to worry about any of that right now because I’ve got you a great add-on that lets you make parrot breed as well produce a small baby parrot.

How Does Add-On Work?

Tame and then feed two parrots some seeds to have them breed. The result is an adorable baby parrot. This is the only way to find and obtain a baby parrot. There is nothing you can do to influence the color of a baby parrot.

You can download the link for the add-on here. 

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How Do You Make A Baby Parrot In Minecraft?

The baby parrot can be made with the help of a spawning egg or an external add-on available on the Internet. Though the feature of spawn egg is only available for Minecraft creative mode. So, if you want to get a parrot in the game without spending time searching for it in the biomes then you should play in creative mode.

Taming these beautiful birds is the only way to get them in the game. It is possible to tame them by feeding them wheat seeds, melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, or beetroot seeds, with a 1⁄3 chance of success. 

As soon as a parrot is tamed, it will sit and stand when interacting with you.

You can count on them to behave politely and to make your adventure fun.

Birds are attracted to the sound of music discs in a jukebox. Some parrots can even dance while perched on the shoulders of their owners. The game doesn’t appear to have any way of determining when the music stops, since the parrot will continue to dance even if the disc remains in the jukebox after it stops playing.

The dancing radius is three blocks from the jukebox. They stop dancing if they fly beyond this radius.

  • How to get a parrot in Minecraft

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    How do you get a parrot in Minecraft survival?

    Parrots can only be found in jungle biomes, including old jungles generated prior to the World of Color update (1.12). Due to their vibrant colors, they are not too difficult to find and they stand-out quite a bit. Note that parrots spawn only on lighted grass blocks and are able to fly to other areas.

    How do you make parrots in Minecraft?

    To breed a parrot, you'll need to tame them first. After you have the parrots tamed, you'll need to feed them any kind of seed. Once you've done that, you won't need to build any animal farm to keep the parrots from flying away, as they consistently follow you unless commanded otherwise.

    How do you claim a parrot in Minecraft?

    Parrots can be tamed by feeding them any seeds: wheat seeds, melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, or beetroot seeds. One seed has a 33% chance of successfully taming the parrot. A sitting parrot will move to the player's shoulder if the player walks through them.

    How rare is a parrot in Minecraft?

    Parrots are extremely rare to find, they have a 0.2% chance of spawning. But they can be found in Jungle Biomes.