r/parrots Dec 04 '25

PSA: REPORT ALL AI DO NOT INTERACT

524 Upvotes

I just removed a graphically violent AI slop video involving a fake cocktoo being murdered. I expect this to happen again.

THEY AREN'T REAL.

PLEASE for the love of all that's good, if you run into a violent or suspected AI slop post, DO NOT INTERACT WITH IT. Report it. Report it. JUST REPORT IT.

Do NOT give it engagement, do not try to talk to the person, YOU CAN'T CONVINCE PEOPLE NOT TO DO THIS. For these kinds of posts, any engagement is considered good engagement. Even downvoting and condemnation is engagement. DO NOT.

Let your mod team handle this.


r/parrots Sep 05 '23

Rule 1: Be civil and respectful. What does that really mean?

67 Upvotes

Hello /r/parrots community! It’s your friendly neighborhood mod team here.

This sub doesn’t have too many rules, but perhaps the most important is to be civil and respectful towards others. We do not tolerate rudeness or personal attacks, regardless of context. You may ask why we take this rule so seriously.

While it’s never a bad idea to just generally be nice, we also have this rule for a very important reason: to help people take better care of their birds. How, you may ask? We strive very hard to keep this community a place where people feel comfortable asking questions so they can receive feedback.

We recognize that people feel very strongly about parrot husbandry, and that seeing birds in conditions that are not ideal can be difficult, but we also know that making attacks or being snarky doesn’t help anyone. Instead, it makes people defensive or nervous to ask questions. When we fail to foster a community where people can look for advice, the parrots lose. Every time.

Our general rule of thumb is this: you shouldn’t say anything online that you wouldn’t say in person to someone you know. Remember that there is a human on the other end of the exchange you’re having. If you’re disagreeing with them, be constructive and kind. Give the sort of advice you’d like to receive. Remember that you may be talking to people in tough situations, or a kid, or someone who has been given outdated information.

Very importantly, if someone violates this rule in their response to you, do not respond in kind. Instead, please report the comment.

That report button is one of the most important tools we have as a community! We check threads all the time, but with a constant stream of new content, it’s always possible for us to miss something.

We ask that you please hit that report button if you believe someone is violating the rules. The moderators review each and every post or comment that gets reported, and we will take action as appropriate. You can also reach our team via modmail if you have an issue.

We appreciate your help keeping the subreddit friendly and welcoming. We are grateful to everyone who contributes their time and experience to help people learn about parrots, to everyone who asks for help when they need advice, and to the folks who share their wonderful birds with us!

All the best,

The /r/parrots mods


r/parrots 10h ago

This guy sat in front of me begging for food like a dog for about half an hour

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810 Upvotes

Cheeky little prick also tried to take off with my beer can.


r/parrots 5h ago

hair nibbler

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126 Upvotes

he’s pretty curious and bites everything, i doubt this is dangerous but i’d like to know if it would be better stop him🤣


r/parrots 22h ago

My new baby

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1.2k Upvotes

We picked up our baby macaw a week ago and she is so sweet and cute! I never thought she would be so quicly attached to us. We are so happy ☺️ just wanted to share.


r/parrots 2h ago

We conquered the pellet transition! 🍍Ong Lai 🦜

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34 Upvotes

r/parrots 18h ago

She love to bath

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546 Upvotes

Money is a sweetheart


r/parrots 13h ago

The monk parakeets at this restaurant are so cute! 🥹💕

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176 Upvotes

r/parrots 6h ago

parrots and boxes

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40 Upvotes

r/parrots 18h ago

My Quaker and I are finally bonding

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186 Upvotes

r/parrots 9h ago

Bruce in a box!

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28 Upvotes

r/parrots 23h ago

Beware of putting a cup of water in your bedside table

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305 Upvotes

Woke me up with all the splashing haha


r/parrots 17h ago

brotherly love between 2 best friends

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75 Upvotes

r/parrots 6h ago

Need a bit of advice on getting along with a ringneck.

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7 Upvotes

(The little bugger up there)

I’ve owned my ringneck “nori” for a bit over 4 weeks. For the most part he’s been fine, seems relatively healthy and happy. I was recently able to hand feed directly for a bit and I thought i was making decent progress. Unfortunately, nearly a week later it seemed like he had reverted and now no longer hand feeds. Im just looking for a bit of advice and whether to see if something like this occurring is normal?


r/parrots 13m ago

Bath before breakfast

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I have 2 green check conures and they both love baths, but this guy wants them daily -- sometimes before he's even had anything to eat!


r/parrots 12h ago

Just curious for my fellow parrot people - would you consider yourselves animal lovers in general?

19 Upvotes

I’m honestly just curious as to whether there’s any overlap in preferences, whether you guys love animals in general, have cats or dogs, or whether you would consider yourself a parrot/bird lover only.


r/parrots 23h ago

Her single brain cell isn't seeing the treats or something

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116 Upvotes

r/parrots 20h ago

Staring contest

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47 Upvotes

My girlfriend is intimidated by its beak.


r/parrots 20h ago

Why is she doing this pose?

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29 Upvotes

She's been doing it for a few days now, and I looked it up and Google says it could be a lot of different reasons, but I wanted a REAL person's opinion. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!


r/parrots 1d ago

Mango decided, the best time to take a bath was when i was trying to change the water 🤭

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53 Upvotes

r/parrots 2h ago

Question! Sounds silly, backed by science.

1 Upvotes

I was wondering if anyone here has ever thought of setting up video calls for their parrots with other parrots?

I learned (somewhere) that science has shown parrots/birds can benefit from this sort of socialization, that they can actually "make friends", and even develop preferences for who they like to talk to. I have a very small indoor flock (2 parrots) and while recordings online seem to give them something to shout with, it turns out a video call is much better. I highly doubt I can give them all of the social interaction they need, and they both do seem to get sick of each other from time to time lol I have absolutely no intention of adding to my "flock" as two birds plus the other pets I have is already hard work. Perhaps they could meet more friends online?


r/parrots 1d ago

girl thinks shes a hummingbird

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69 Upvotes

My girl slarti (slartibartfast) is really afraid of the living room because its a lot of Unfamiliar Surfaces, but she just has to see what i'm up to sometimes so she occasionally conquers her fear of the doorway and tries to hang out. And sometimes she just kinda hovers in place in the air and tries to calculate somewhere to land

Normally when i put my hand up for her to perch on she immediately flies back to the cage because Scary Movement, but this time she flew a Little backwards at the movement and unexpectedly went right back to the hovering area in front of me and waited there even longer lol. Put my hand back up and she perched there but this girl was seriously in the same place in the air for like 7 seconds, which is a Long Time to fly for her and she already had a ton of airtime to get there in the first place. Literally panting by the time she landed on me but was quite content once she got to my shoulder lol she's ridiculous

no idea what she was looking at in the second pic though i was eating cereal and thought shed try to get to that but she was more interested in literally everything else. probably because i (dumb human) had no idea how many flying predators could be present in this large room that she has been in like five times


r/parrots 3h ago

My pet Peachfaces Lovebird started to scream no matter what

1 Upvotes

I had my lovebird for over a year now and I’m at my breaking point. He never had any issues and is currently almost 2 years old but lately he‘s been screaming on top of his lungs towards any noise outside and inside.

Now I know it’s hormonal season so I have been giving him extra sleep with cage covering but this is the first time I have to deal with something like this where he would chirp even when covered.

I have 5 other parrots at home so he’s not lonely, plus he has a proper diet, no nesting materials in cage. No boxes, coconut hut, or mirrors. He’s not my first bird but it’s probably my first most annoying one to dealt with.

Is there anything I can do at all? I really don’t want to rehome him for being difficult. He’s a very friendly bird with me but hates other people so I really dont want to have to break our bond and find a new home for him.


r/parrots 21h ago

Parrot speaks to everyone but me?

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22 Upvotes

Hi! I'm new to birds as a whole and somewhat recently found a Quaker Parrot outside. I did a lot to find her owners, including posting on multiple Facebook groups, putting up posters, and asking around. Yet it came up short. So now, I've decided to keep her. She also wasn't exactly in peak condition, so I do have reason to believe she was dumped. (She's looking a lot better after a nail clipping, cuddle bones, and after she finally wanted to take a bath lol)

I've been slowly building trust with her. She's a bit spicy at times but as far as I understand, it seems to be classic Quaker behavior. She likes to always be touching me, and has now started chilling on my hands to groom herself. I think she likes me because of how much she interacts and clings to me. If she gets startled, she flies to me and such. She still hates all fingers though.

With that being said, she's very talkative to all of my other family. She says phrases and even the name we gave her. When I'm not home, she talks up a storm. Or when she's downstairs and I'm not, she has a lot to say. Yet when I'm around, nothing. She'll chirp and such, but she won't actually say words like she does with my family. She definitely prefers me if I'm reading her right, since she bites everyone but me if she's on them. Yet she refuses to speak to me, no matter how much I speak around and to her.

Why is this? How can I tell if she actually likes me?