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Hyacinth Macaw: how to get the pet in WoW Forever

Hyacinth Macaw is a companion pet from Classic that returns in World of Warcraft: Forever. You learn it from Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw).

Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw)Item Level 20Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.Right Click to summon and dismiss your bird.

In short

Item Parrot Cage (Hyacinth Macaw)
Source Drop: Bloodsail Sea Dog (and 5 more)
Where Stranglethorn Vale
Drop chance 0.7%
New in Forever no, from Classic
Account-wide yes, according to Wowhead

How to get it

It drops from several monsters. These have the best chance in the loot data of Wowhead:

What changed since Classic

The item now teaches the pet: it becomes a spell and no longer takes a spot in your bags. Summoning it is instant instead of a 1 second cast, with a cooldown of 1.5 seconds.

Wowhead’s database marks the pet as account-wide: learned once, it would be there for every character. Blizzard has not confirmed that itself.

More pets in Stranglethorn Vale

Every pet of WoW Forever, with where it comes from, is in the pet guide.

Frequently asked questions

How do you get Hyacinth Macaw in WoW Forever?

It drops from several monsters. These have the best chance in the loot data of Wowhead: Bloodsail Sea Dog in Stranglethorn Vale, about 0.7% Bloodsail Swashbuckler in Stranglethorn Vale, about 0.1% Bloodsail Warlock in Stranglethorn Vale, about 0.1%

Is Hyacinth Macaw new in WoW Forever?

No. Hyacinth Macaw was already in Classic and returns in WoW Forever.

Sources: Wowhead