History Main / ParrotPetPosition

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': The dragons do this in Season 2, before they grow substantially.

In RealLife this can be somewhat dangerous with larger parrots, since they like to nibble things and it tends to put their beak [[EyeScream at eye-level]]. With trained birds of prey such as hawks and falcons, it is borderline suicidal -- GoForTheEye is a natural predator instinct that cannot be wholly suppressed. Hunting birds are always held ''away from the face'' or perched on a staff or pole.

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}: In the early G1 comics/cartoons, Decepticon leader Megatron would routinely have his bird-like subordinate Laserbeak perch on his shoulder. Whenever someone else (such as Shockwave) claimed the position, Laserbeak would sit on them instead. (The character bios establish that he's an extremely opportunistic coward who sides with whoever looks like the best choice at the moment.) The TF Wiki refers to him as "The Decepticon Matrix of Leadership".

* ''Disney/SleepingBeauty'': Maleficent's raven (later Ret-Named "Diablo") takes this spot.
* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': Pascal is usually seen riding on Rapunzel's shoulder, or failing that, her head.
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'': Iago is often perched either on Jafar's shoulder, or scepter.

-->'''Pikachu''': [[DeadpanSnarker Fine, I'll walk. I'll try to get in a hundred thousand steps this hour.]]
** It gets played straight once Tim lets Pikachu perch on his shoulder out of habit, and it comes to the point where, when searching through the abandoned lab, he tells Pikachu that he can perch on his shoulder if he wants to.

* In ''Discworld/GuardsGuards'', Lady Sybil Ramkin is seen training swamp dragons to sit on one's shoulder, as shoulder-sitters are in fashion. However, the would-be fashionistas often don't consider the consequences of having a volatile creature on your shoulder, as Sybil details: "... next thing you know, you've got crap all down your back and a singed hairstyle."

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' introduces prosecutor Simon Blackquill, whose pet hawk Taka likes to sit on his shoulder when not fetching pieces of evidence or harassing the defense attorney.

--->'''Bart:''' Fellow students, prepare to be dazzled! (''walks to the front of the room'') Well, as Mrs. Krabappel already mentioned, the name of the book that I read was ''Treasure Island''. It's about these... (''describing the book jacket'') pirates. Pirates... with patches over their eyes... and... shiny gold teeth... and green birds on their shoulders... (''pause'') Did I mention this book was written by a guy named Creator/RobertLouisStevenson? And published by the good people at [=McGraw=] Hill. So, in conclusion, on the Simpson scale of one to ten, ten being the highest, one being the lowest, and five being average, I give this book... a nine. Any questions? (''hands go up'') Nope? Then I'll just sit down.

* The titular feline BondCreatures of the ''Literature/Ghatti's Tale'' series sometimes do this, although having a 40 pound creature in such a position does seem a bit of a stretch. In fact, they're TRAINED to assume this position, should they need to get out of the way quickly.

* The titular feline BondCreatures of the ''Ghatti's Tale'' series sometimes do this, although having a 40 pound creature in such a position does seem a bit of a stretch. In fact, they're TRAINED to assume this position, should they need to get out of the way quickly.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'':Iago is often takes perched either on Jafar's shoulder, or scepter.

* ''Disney/Aladdin'':Iago is often takes perched either on Jafar's shoulder, or scepter.

* It is a centuries old tradition in ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' that treecats ride on the right shoulder of their human, necessitating that a treecat's person include padding in their wardrobe to accommodate their claws, and wear hats with the brim rolled up on the right side so they don't get in the way. On occasions where Honor doesn't have access to her regular wardrobe, she simply carries Nimitz. This also goes for those adoptees who aren't quite strong enough to go walking about comfortably with a 30+ pound cat riding on their shoulders.*

* Shoulder-riding is a favorite activity of many pet rats, as they like the feel of being high up, yet still sheltered by their owner's neck and hair. Chinchillas and hamsters are a few other rodents known to do this.

** It gets played straight once Tim lets Pikachu perch on his shoulder out of habit.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' episode "Two for the Zoo", when the animals get [[HilarityInZoos freed from their cages]] and confront Timon and Pumbaa, the [[FeatheredFiend buzzard]] is sitting on the [[KillerGorilla gorilla's]] shoulder similar to a pirate's parrot

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Natasha's space lizard/tiny dragon Yuri hangs out on her shoulder at times.

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* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Chilly the chinchilla is almost always on Autmn's shoulders.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The average Pikachu weighs 13.2 pounds (6 kg). Ash is ([[NotAllowedToGrowUp still]]) 10 years old (70 pounds or 32 kg on average).]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The average Pikachu weighs 13.2 pounds (6.0kg). Ash is ([[NotAllowedToGrowUp still]]) 10 years old.]]

* In Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [[BarrierWarrior Yuuno]] [[BadassAdorable Scrya]] often perches on [[MagicalGirlWarrior Nanoha]]'s shoulder like this when in [[VoluntaryShapeshifting ferret form]]. He only really does this in the first season as he spends less time in that form in the second season and then gets DemotedToExtra in the subsequent season.

* In ''Fanfic/BuggedRun'', Elle and Viral routinely ride around on various parts of Chrys's body as [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Caterpie and Weedle]], most usually her shoulders. Viral even gets to ride around like a living backpack after evolving to Kakuna.