# Party Parrot Party Parrot is a rainbow-cycled animated Slack emote based on Sirocco the kakapo, the parrot filmed humping zoologist Mark Carwardine's head in a 2009 BBC documentary. The Cult of the Party Parrot website launched in January 2016 and turned that clip into one of the defining tech-workplace emotes of the 2010s. ## Origin The source footage aired on the BBC nature series Last Chance to See, hosted by Stephen Fry, in 2009. On September 29th, 2009, the BBC's official YouTube channel posted the clip as "Shagged by a Rare Parrot," showing Sirocco, a critically endangered kakapo, vigorously humping zoologist Mark Carwardine's head while Fry laughs off camera[1]. The animated emote form arrived in January 2016, when the Cult of the Party Parrot website launched with a set of downloadable Slack emojis built around a looped, color-cycled crop of Sirocco[2]. The site describes him as "the hardest partying parrot ever" and credits him as a member of the endangered Kākāpō species[2]. - **Platform:** Slack (via Cult of the Party Parrot website) - **Creator:** Cult of the Party Parrot - **Date:** 2016 ## Overview The core loop is a single kakapo bobbing its head while its plumage cycles through saturated rainbow colors on every frame, giving the impression of a raving bird[2]. Cult of the Party Parrot hosts dozens of variants such as fast-parrot, sad-parrot, aussie-parrot and coffee-parrot, all reusing the same head-bob loop with different props, speeds or filters[2]. The emote spread first inside Slack workspaces at startups and open-source projects, where it worked as a light-hearted way to mark merged pull requests, shipped features or Friday afternoons. Its appeal came from a specific mix: absurd source footage of Sirocco aggressively mating with a human head[1], a deliberately low-fi looping animation, and near-infinite remix potential visible across the Cult of the Party Parrot catalog[2]. That combination made Party Parrot readable in group chats where a static reaction image would fall flat. ## How to Use People typically install a :partyparrot: custom emoji in a Slack workspace or Discord server and drop it to celebrate wins like shipped features, closed tickets or Friday afternoons. Cult of the Party Parrot offers dozens of variants such as fast-parrot, sad-parrot or coffee-parrot for different moods, plus tools like a text-to-parrots generator and the curl-able parrot.live CLI for use outside chat apps[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Party Parrot? Party Parrot is a rainbow-cycled animated Slack emote based on Sirocco the kakapo, the parrot filmed humping zoologist Mark Carwardine's head in a 2009 BBC documentary[1]. ### Where did Party Parrot come from? The animation was released in January 2016 through the Cult of the Party Parrot website, which built a Slack emoji set around footage of Sirocco from the BBC series Last Chance to See[2]. ### What does Party Parrot mean? In Slack use, dropping a :partyparrot: emote signals celebration, hype or good news; the site behind it calls Sirocco "the hardest partying parrot ever"[2]. ### How do you use Party Parrot? Users typically add the animated emoji named :partyparrot: to a Slack workspace or Discord server and post it to celebrate wins; a Chrome extension and mobile keyboards let people use it outside Slack too[3]. ### Is Party Parrot still popular? Party Parrot became a classic 2010s workplace emote; the Cult of the Party Parrot catalog and the iOS "Cult of the Party Parrot" sticker pack keep the format accessible[4]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY]() 2. [https://cultofthepartyparrot.com/]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/party-parrot]() 4. [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cult-of-the-party-parrot/id1169278591?ls=1]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/party-parrot Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library