Mob Menagerie: Parrot

Minecraft’s jungles are one of the few places in the game where you’re actually safer than you probably think you are. The dense foliage can cause players to get a little paranoid – worried that a zombie is creeping up on them. 

But even if you do hear the tell-tale moan of the undead, there’s always the possibility that it’s not an actual zombie approaching – but instead a mere imitation from our mob of the month: the parrot.

Parrots started showing up in the jungles over the Overworld following the World of Color update in June 2017 – probably because they’re so colorful. In fact there are five different colors of parrot that can be found: red, green, blue, gray and cyan.

Parrots mostly just flap around the area where they spawn. They’re inquisitive and like to crowd around other mobs – players or otherwise – where you’ll often hear them mimicking the sounds of nearby creatures. They can be tamed by feeding them seeds, but unlike most passive mobs they can’t be bred.

Tamed parrots will follow the player who tames them, unless they’re told to sit with the use button. Moving through a parrot sat on the ground will put the parrot on your shoulder, for that pirate-y look. And two shoulders means you can carry up to two parrots at the same time.

Parrots also love music. If they’re near a jukebox with a music disc inside it, they’ll happily dance. In fact, often they get so carried away that they keep dancing even after the music stops.