Summon a Parrot

Spawn a tamable shoulder parrot

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Spawns a parrot in a random color. Tame it with seeds and it will perch on your shoulder as you walk. Parrots mimic nearby hostile-mob sounds — a surprisingly useful early-warning system. Never feed one a cookie; chocolate is lethal to parrots.

/summon parrot ~ ~ ~

20 characters

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Tame the parrot with any kind of seeds.
Walk through it once tamed and it hops onto your shoulder.

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