Spock with a parrot.
A parrot was a type of bird native to Earth, noted for its vividly-colored plumage and ability to repeat random phrases. Similar species existed on other planets.
Specifics[]
Parrots can mask their suffering from disease. (VOY novel: The Nanotech War)
Triceratops and related dinosaur species had beaks like a parrot. (TOS novel: First Frontier)
Moabirds on Elysium had parrot-like heads. (TOS novel: Burning Dreams)
Parrot, bear and coyote were spirit animals to the inhabitants of Dorvan V. (TNG episode: "Journey's End")
According to Earth lore, 19th century Caribbean pirates usually came with a parrot, peg leg, and an eye patch. (ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru)
The Blue Parrot Café and the Dixon Hill adventure The Parrot's Claw were named for the bird.
Types[]
- Colombian parrot (TOS - The Captain's Table novel: War Dragons)
- Risian parrot (TOS novel: Captain's Blood)
History[]
In the 2240s or 2250s decades, Shimizu Hana Sulu owned a parrot that ate her son Hikaru Sulu's pet iguana. Later, the parrot was eaten by a Tellurian greencat. Hikaru recalled the events while visiting his great-grandfather Tetsuo Inomata in California in 2259. (TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru)
In Iowa, Winona Kirk fed her parrot smelly pellets that Peter Kirk disliked. (TOS novel: Sarek)
In the 2260s, an epidemic on Earth was fatal to parrots and several other wildlife species. In 2267, the USS Enterprise was assigned to retrieve some parrots from other planets in order to repopulate them on Earth. The crew also brought back members of bear, camel, chimpanzee, hippopotamus, leopard, kangaroo, platypus, rhinoceros, tiger, turtle, and zebra species. At one point, a parrot perched on Spock's shoulder. (TOS - A Book to Color comic: "Third story")
In 2270, Starfleet security guard Henry Ndugu daydreamed about hunting a giant lion. When parrots and monkeys suddenly became quiet in the jungle, he knew he was getting close. (TAS - Log Three novelization: Once Upon a Planet)
In the 24th century, parrots could be seen at wildlife preserves on Earth. (TLE novel: Catalyst of Sorrows)
In 2344, while seeking to discover his spirit guide in the jungle, Chakotay wondered if it might be a parrot, wolf, eagle, or macaw. (VOY novel: Pathways)
In 2381 of the First Splinter timeline, an Irsk/Dulaph performed magic tricks aboard USS Voyager, conjuring up a dog, butterfly, and a parrot. (VOY novel: Unworthy)
Appendices[]
Background[]
- A deleted scene included on the ENT season 3 DVD revealed that Phlox kept a Rigellian parrot aboard Enterprise. (ENT episode: "E²")
- Novelist Diana G. Gallagher had a pet parrot. (DS9 - YA - Star Trek: Day of Honor novel: Honor Bound)
Appearances and references[]
- TOS - A Book to Color comic: "Third story"
- TAS - Log Three novelization: Once Upon a Planet
- TOS novel: The Kobayashi Maru
- TNG episode: "Journey's End"
- TOS novel: Sarek
- TOS novel: First Frontier
- ST novel: Starfleet Academy
- VOY novel: Pathways
- VOY novel: Ghost Dance
- VOY novel: The Nanotech War
- TLE novel: Well of Souls
- TLE novel: Catalyst of Sorrows
- ENT - Strange New Worlds VII short story: "Earthquake Weather"
- TOS novel: Burning Dreams
- ENT novel: Kobayashi Maru
- VOY novel: Unworthy
- NF novel: Stone and Anvil
External links[]
- Parrot article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Parrot article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.