The main goal of Minecraft is not to tame all possible animals, it doesn't stop people from doing it. And with good reason. Tamable animals have their own abilities in the game. Some carry heavy objects, others defend the player in battle. Parrots are their own taming class.
Tame a parrot in Minecraft
The first step to taming a parrot is to find one. Parrots spawn in jungle biomes, like pandas and ocelots. They exist in several colors: green, blue, light blue and yellow, gray and multicolored.
Parrots tame like wolves or dogs. Feed them their favorite food and wait for the hearts to appear. Parrots love seeds: wheat, grass, pumpkin, etc. Use the seeds on the desired parrot. Once the hearts appear, congratulations, you have tamed a parrot.
Parrots will fly around their owner and occasionally land on their shoulders. They don't fly very fast, so if you're in a rush, you might leave your little parrot friend behind. They will stay on your shoulder until you jump.
What do parrots do in Minecraft
Most animals in Minecraft have a purpose. Cats keep creepers away. Dogs scare away skeletons and attack anything that damages their owner. Horses are great for transportation. Donkeys can be ridden and carry large amounts of inventory. Llamas have a high inventory and can form long caravans.
Parrots were added to Minecraft in the Java 1.12 update, also known as the World of Color update, in 2017. They are an oddity in Minecraft. In a game where most tamable animals have some use, parrots don't have an obvious one.
Parrots have two unique abilities: mimicry and dancing. Tamed parrots will mimic the sounds of nearby crowds. If there is a zombie nearby, your tamed parrot may start moaning in response. It can be both annoying and useful. Sometimes this serves as a warning that an invisible hostile mob is in the area. Sometimes it just causes anxiety when the player doesn't know it's the parrot making the sounds.
Dancing is the cuter of the two abilities. At any given time in Minecraft you will find different music discs. Playing them in a music player near a parrot will make them dance. The dances can be different depending on the chosen song.
They're not the most useful of tames, but they're cute and worth taming several of them for a huge parrot dance party.
