Parrot

A parrot was a type of bird native to Earth.

According to K9 Mark II, Parrots were of the family Psittacidae and were often colourful with short, down-curved hooked bill grasping feet and a raucous voice. They were most commonly found in the tropics and ate fruits and seeds. Parrots were also commonly kept as cage birds. (AUDIO: The Sands of Life) In 1970s London, the Third Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart encountered parrots at a zoo which were in a frenzy. They broke out of their cage and attacked the Doctor and the Brigadier, but the two men escaped by diving into a pool of penguins, which also attacked them. The parrots then flew off towards the town to wreak havoc there — and oddly, were never seen nor mentioned again. (COMIC: The Arkwood Experiments)

In 1988, de Flores almost shot a parrot from his balcony, but was interrupted by Karl. (TV: Silver Nemesis)

Parrots were known for the habit of mimicking and repeating voices. The Fourth Doctor once asked Leela, "Why do you keep repeating everything I say. You're not a parrot, are you?", to which Leela, ignorant of his reference, could only reply, "Parrot?". (TV: The Invisible Enemy)

There was a parrot in the TARDIS by the time of the Doctor's fourth incarnation. (AUDIO: The Sands of Life / War Against the Laan) It remained in the TARDIS until at least his eighth incarnation. (AUDIO: The Light at the End)

Pirates were frequently associated with pet parrots. The Captain of Zanak had a Polyphase Avatron, a parrot-like robot, (TV: The Pirate Planet) while Baltazar had the robotic Squawk. (TV: The Infinite Quest)

The Seventh Corsair traveled with a parrot as her companion. (PROSE: One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes)

The Shopkeeper had a "pet" parrot that he called "Captain". (TV: Lost in Time)

Ghislain was always accompanied by his parrot. (PROSE: Blue Box)

Paradise parrots were worth 500 points in the I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures. (PROSE: The Last Dodo)

When trying to identify a picture of a Krafayis, the Eleventh Doctor's Visual Recognition System identified it first as a parrot and then a polar bear. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)