How to Tame Parrot in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Parrot: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Curious
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Parrot Taming Details
Parrot is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Parrot on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Parrot is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Parrot will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Parrot base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 150 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 65 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Parrot spawns on Genesis Part 1.
Related tools & resources
Parrot — Background & Lore
The Parrot is a shoulder pet in ASA. It came with Tides of Fortune in the Bob's True Tales DLC. It is a treasure hunter: while it rides on your shoulder, it can reveal loot, crates and dangerous creatures around you.
Where to find it
Genesis Part 1 in ASA.
Taming
A passive, trust-based tame with no narcotics or food. Use an emote near a wild Parrot and it lands on your shoulder, which starts a one-hour timer. Raise its affinity before the timer runs out:
- Alphas: killing Alpha creatures is the fastest way.
- Treasure: dig up message-in-a-bottle caches with a
Shovel. - Missions: complete missions or open end-of-mission supply crates.
Breeding
It can be bred and lays 
Parrot Eggs. A baby takes about 25 hours to mature at 1x.
Uses
Its Treasure Hunter buff lasts 45 seconds and reveals high-level creatures, Alphas, NPC ships, treasure maps and supply and loot crates. It then has a 120-second cooldown. It can also wear helmets for extra protection.