NBT Tags for Parrot – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the NBT tags (formerly called data tags) that you can use for a parrot in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20.
TIP: If you are not running Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16/1.17/1.18/1.19/1.20, find NBT tags for parrot in another version of Minecraft:
- Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14/1.15
- Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.12
Background
In Minecraft Java Edition 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the entity value for a parrot is parrot
. The parrot
entity has a unique set of data tags that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /data.
What are NBT tags (formerly called Data Tags)?
NBT tags allow you to set certain properties of an entity (such as parrot
). The NBT tag is always surrounded in {} such as {Variant:3}. If there is more than one NBT tag used in a game command, the NBT tags are separated by a comma such as {Variant:3, CustomName:”\”Chatty\””}.
List of NBT Tags
Here is a list of the NBT tags that you can use for parrot
in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
NBT Tag | Value (Description) | Works With |
---|---|---|
Variant | 0 (The parrot is red) 1 (The parrot is blue) 2 (The parrot is green) 3 (The parrot is cyan) 4 (The parrot is gray) Example |
/summon /data |
InLove |
ticks (The number of game ticks that the parrot is in love mode and will try to breed with another parrot) Example |
/summon /data |
CustomName |
name (The name to assign to the parrot) Example |
/summon /data |
Health |
number (The number of health points the parrot has) Example |
/summon /data |
AbsorptionAmount |
number (The number of absorption health points the parrot has) Example |
/summon /data |
Invulnerable |
0 (The parrot will take damage like normal) Example |
/summon /data |
PersistenceRequired |
0 (The parrot will despawn naturally) Example |
/summon /data |
NoAI |
0 (The parrot will have artificial intelligence and will move/behave like normal) Example |
/summon /data |
Silent |
0 (The parrot will make its usual noises in the game) Example |
/summon /data |
Fire |
ticks (The number of game ticks until the parrot is no longer on fire – there are 20 ticks in a second) Example |
/summon /data |
PortalCooldown |
ticks (The number of game ticks until the parrot can go through a portal again – there are 20 ticks in a second) Example |
/summon /data |
Air |
ticks (The number of game ticks the parrot has air left for) Example |
/summon /data |
id |
parrot (The entity value used to represent a parrot in the EntityTag or Passengers tag) Example |
/summon /give |
Passengers |
The mob that is riding on the parrot. Use the entity value for the passenger mob Example of skeleton as passenger |
/summon /data |
NBT Tag Examples
To summon a parrot that is cyan:
/summon parrot ~ ~ ~ {Variant:3}
To summon a green parrot that is named Chatty:
/summon parrot ~ ~ ~ {CustomName:"\"Chatty\"", Variant:2}
Target Selectors
Before we finish discussing data tags, let’s quickly explore how to use the @e target selector. The @e target selector allows you to target entities in your commands. If you use the type=parrot
value, you can target parrots:
@e[type=parrot]
Target Selector Examples
To change the nearest parrot to cyan:
/data merge entity @e[type=parrot,limit=1,sort=nearest] {Variant:3}
To kill all parrots:
/kill @e[type=parrot]
Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a parrot in Minecraft: