How to Get a Parrot Off Your Shoulder in Minecraft

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Get that colorful parrot off your shoulder for good

Co-authored by Zac Churchill and Janice Tieperman

Last Updated: March 1, 2024

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How to Get a Parrot Off Your Shoulder

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Minecraft is full of adorable animals you can tame as pets—including parrots, which tend to perch on your shoulder. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to get these feathered friends off your in-game avatar, along with how to tame them in the first place.

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Hop down from a high level to get parrots off your shoulders.
Swim in any water source to get parrots to leave you alone. Going to bed can also accomplish this.
Command your parrot to sit if you don’t want it to fly back on your shoulder.

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How to Get a Parrot Off Your Shoulder

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Jump down from a high level or otherwise lose elevation. Hopping down from a higher surface typically gets a parrot to fly off your shoulder, as well as:^{[1]
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- Heading down a hill
- Flying to a lower elevation (with an Elytra equipped)
- Setting off a firework rocket
Some Minecraft enthusiasts find that crafting and climbing into a bed makes a parrot hop off the player’s shoulder.

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Head to a nearby body of water (like a river or ocean) and swim—the parrot should leave your shoulder once you jump in.
While this method isn’t ideal, getting attacked by hostile mobs or dying can get a parrot off your shoulder.
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Command your parrot to sit to keep it from getting back on your shoulder. Sitting parrots stay stationary and won’t fly back over to you:
- PC/Mac: Right-click
- Xbox: LT
- PlayStation: L2
- Nintendo Switch: ZL
- Mobile: Tap Sit

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Feed the parrot any type of wild seed. Hold some wheat seeds in your hand and right-click (PC/Mac) on the parrot (or use the corresponding console control). Continue feeding the parrot until red hearts appear around it—that’s how you know you’ve tamed it.^{[2]
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- All types of seeds work for this, including melon seeds, pumpkin seeds, beetroot seeds, and even cocoa beans.
Crossing the parrot’s path causes it to fly over and perch on your shoulder.
Repeat this process with multiple parrots to get 2 parrots perching on your shoulders.

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Want to keep a parrot on your shoulder? Do your best to avoid situations that cause parrots to fly off, like going in the water or taking unnecessary damage from hostile mobs.

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