A Kakapo
Kakapo are a rare, ground-dwelling parrot native to New Zealand.
Behavior[]
Movement[]
Kakapo wander on ground, avoiding water whenever possible. They are tempted by apples, and one can get a bird to follow them by holding one.
Breeding[]
Tamed kakapo can be bred using apples.
Taming[]
Kakapo can be tamed using apples. They will follow their owner around, and will sit if commanded to.
Spawning[]
Kakapo will rarely spawn in forest biomes. They will spawn solitary. Their default spawn weight is 3.
Inspiration for the Parrot[]
The inspiration for the parrot was actually a kakapo. Almost every Mojang employee’s favorite emoji on discord is a little GIF meme called the party parrot, a "dancing" parrot, which flashes different colors. Mojang added the parrot in the 1.12 update mainly for two reasons, One being that their they're colorful, and needed a colorful mob, and so they could have the party parrot in the Minecraft style, to make it public on the Minecraft Discord. This was why originally the parrot changed variants when listening to music. The original video featuring the "dancing" parrot was actually a kakapo, who was shagging the back of an ornithologist's head.