Psittacine

An overhaul mod for Minecraft's most neglected tameable mob.

BREEDING

At last, you can help to replenish the population of these endangered tropical birds. Very ecologically-minded of you.

To start, you'll need to craft one of each of the vanilla seed types together to make a seed cake. Then craft another one, and feed them to two tamed parrots.

(Seed cakes can also be toasted, and eaten by the player as a healthy snack.)

When bred, parrots, like sniffers, will drop a single egg that needs to be placed by the player.

Parrot eggs will only hatch if placed on top of a log, leaf, or parrot feather block, and jungle logs, leaves, and feather blocks will make them hatch twice as fast. Be careful though: like turtle eggs, parrot eggs are fragile and might break if walked or landed on.

Parrot eggs, and the babies they hatch into, will randomly inherit the skin of one of their parents. While in item form, eggs created by breeding will display the parrot type they'll hatch into as a tool tip. Be ready with some seeds: baby parrots will hatch as wild birds and need taming.

NEW SKINS AND BIOMES

Psittacine adds 35 new biome-dependent parrot skins based on real-world species. They will now also spawn in savannas, wooded badlands, mangrove swamps, and a few modded biomes as well.

Finding yourself a unique little feathered friend has never been easier.

PARROT FEATHERS, FEATHER BLOCKS, AND CARPETS

Parrots will now periodically shed one of ten colorful feathers. Which set of feathers each parrot sheds will depend on its skin.

Feathers can be crafted into blocks and fluffy carpets, which dampen sounds just like wool does. Feather blocks additionally negate all fall damage and are an excellent spot to hatch a parrot egg. Parrot feathers (and vanilla feathers, as a treat) can also be placed into flower pots for a bit of old-timey literary decor.

CAGES

Want to transport your parrot without exposing it to the many dangers of travel? Craft some bird cages out of an iron trapdoor and two iron bars and tuck your little pal safely into your inventory.

ADDITIONAL TWEAKS

Parrots will now only imitate hostile mob sounds when the mob in question is nearby, restoring their usefulness as portable security alarms.

Accidentally clicking on a parrot with a cookie will no longer do the unforgivable, so enjoy your sweet snacks with your favorite little squawker nearby without fear.