Jeannes' Parrot

The **Jeannes' Parrot** (*Septentripsitta jeanneum*), is a large North Eldhamite parrot with dark violet top parts and light violet underparts. It also has a crest of dark violet feathers on the top of its head. They can be found from the west of Katsura all the way to the east of Valresh. It is native to the thick jungles of Northwest Eldham, but it can easily adapt to other biomes no matter the temperature. They are popular in aviculture because of their striking and unusual color, ability to mimic other creatures, complicated history, intelligence and incredibly long lifespan. Their age is determined by the length of their crest. They can also live for approximately 125-198 years, although some specimens have lived for 236-265 years. They are very popular with Highlander tribes due to their legendary participation in the ancient ***Battle at the Crimson River*** where supposedly 34,000 parrots from 27 parrot tribes fought against an army of approximately 67,000 *Qwe'tsn* soldiers.

## Taxonomy

The Jeannes' Parrot (*Septentripsitta jeanneum*, Jeannes 930) is a member of the genus *Septentripsitta* (Jeannes 930), a genus of New World parrots. It was considered to be the first species discovered and . It was first discovered by the Aurlûnoren polymath Xióng Huān, better known as *Jon Jeannes* in the early 930s during the ***First Jeannes' Expedition*** of Northern Eldham.

## Description

Considered as the smallest parrot in the world of Eldham, the Jeannes' Parrot is approximately 1 meter (4 ft 3 in) long from the top of its head to the tip of its tail and weighs 2.4-3.1 kg (5.2 lbs-6.8 lbs). Each wing is approximately 43-46 cm (16.9-19.3 in) long. The tail is also pointed and can grow to approximately 34-39 cm (13.4-15.4 in), depending on its age. The feathers on its tail also has feathers with dark to light gradients. Its feathers are mostly dark violet, with light violet feathers on its belly. It also has a crest of dark violet feathers on top of its head. Just like the tail, the length of the feathers on its crest also defines its age. They also have white sharp claws with violet hues. Their claws are so sharp, they can pierce deep into metal with ease. They also have black beaks as sharp as their claws.

## Behavior

### Food and feeding

The majority of the Jeannes' Parrots eat seeds of any kind, however some specimens are shown to convey signs of pickiness. They used their sharp claws to pierce through seeds and eat them all at once.

Ancient Highlander tribes used to think that Jeannes' Parrots ate cocoa beans, due to them being seen with cocoa beans on their claws all the time. This supposed diet of cocoa beans however, was proven false. Jeannes' Parrots also have a diet of biscuits and bread, which was discovered by the Aurlûnoren polymath Xióng Huān after having his biscuits stolen by a group of parrots. They also eat different kinds of fruits like apples and berries.

They would also eat small animals like rats and smaller birds, although this is quite a rare occasion. Jeannes' Parrots only feed on small animals when it is mating season, specifically when showing off their hunting skills or if the parrot hasn't eaten for 3-6 days.