Persistent Parrots
by boyonk
Persistent Parrots keeps tamed parrots perched on a player's shoulder and makes them hop off only in specific situations.
What it does
Parrots that sit on a player's shoulder stay there now. A sneak-and-jump input makes them hop off on purpose. Parrots are also more tolerant of water: they leave the shoulder only when the player is fully submerged, not when merely touching the surface. Damage does not scare them off either; they scamper only when their life is at risk, and the threshold is set in the configuration.
The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. It requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric only. Files cover game versions 1.19.4 – 1.21.11, with 1.0+1.21.9 for 1.21.11 as the latest file. The code is not open source, and All rights reserved applies.
Key features
Persistent shoulder perching
Tamed parrots remain on the player's shoulder instead of flying away after a short time.
Hop off on command
Sneaking and jumping together makes the perched parrot leave the shoulder.
Water tolerance
Parrots stay put in shallow water and leave only when the player is fully underwater.
Damage-based escape
Parrots flee from damage only when their remaining health falls to a level set in the config file.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who run multiplayer worlds and players who keep parrots as companions during long travel or exploration.
How it compares
Breed Parrots With Seeds is a client and server Fabric mod under the MIT License, with files 1.21 – 26.2, so it changes how parrots breed rather than how they perch. Perch is server-side only, open source under the MIT License and published for Fabric and NeoForge 1.19.2 – 26.3; it targets the same perching behavior but reaches more loaders. Save the parrots is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 that is server required with an optional client, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent Parrots | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-09-30 |
| Breed Parrots With Seeds | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-07 |
| Perch | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Save the parrots | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-05 |
Questions
Does Persistent Parrots need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed?
Can the water and damage behavior be changed?
In the catalog
Persistent Parrots is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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) - Server-side, so that only the server needs the mod, not any clients
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/persistent-parrots
- Owner
- boyonk
- Published
- 2024-04-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15