Phoenix

"'Phoenixes are large legendary birds. Their bodies are covered in red feathers shimmering with magic. They have long orange feathers on their wings and black eyes.'"The phoenix is a rare mythical bird. It is the only bird that doesn't spawn naturally in the wild.

Spawning
Phoenixes are not found in the wild, but are instead hatched from phoenix eggs.

Hatching the egg in different environments can alter the genetic behaviour of the phoenix.

Drops
When an adult phoenix is killed, it drops:


 * 1-4 phoenix feathers.
 * 9-13 phoenix dust.
 * 1 egg (only in v1.7.10).
 * 50-60 XP when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

The phoenix will also drop a saddle if it had one equipped.

Behaviour
A fully grown phoenix can be ridden by right-clicking it with a saddle. By looking up and down, the phoenix will raise and lower. It will fly in the direction the player is looking. To dismount a phoenix, press the crouch key - be VERY careful of doing this whilst in the sky.

To remove a saddle, crouch and right-click the bird with some shears. If a phoenix dies with a saddle equipped, the saddle will drop and the player will dismount.

Phoenixes give off a particle effect which will change depending on their happiness.

Breeding
Phoenixes cannot breed. The only way to obtain multiple phoenixes is to find more eggs.

Healing
Phoenixes can only be healed using splash potions of healing.

Variants
Hatching the egg in different environments can alter the genetic behaviour of the phoenix. See Phoenix Egg for more information. Each phoenix has slightly different abilities.

Phoenixes used to be one entity with the namespaced ID of 'exoticbirds:phoenix'. As of 1.12, phoenixes were split into different entities. The following table corresponds to the old phoenix type.

Regular Phoenix
Emits fire particles when happy and smoke particles when wet.

Regular phoenixes are heat-resistant and will not be damaged by the high temperatures of lava and fire.

Water blocks will cause damage to the regular phoenix. Rain will not cause damage, but will reduce its particle effects.

Black Phoenix
Black Phoenix: Hatch the egg during a full moon (the daylight cycle must be on). Immune to water damage.

Cloud Phoenix
Cloud Phoenix: Hatch the egg above the clouds (y > 128). Immune to water damage.

Desert Phoenix
Desert Phoenix: Hatch the egg in a desert biome.

Ender Phoenix
Ender Phoenix: Hatch the egg in the End. It will take damage in water, and will teleport if it comes in contact with it.

Nether Phoenix
Nether Phoenix: Hatch the egg in the Nether. Immune to fire damage.

Snow Phoenix
Snow Phoenix: Hatch the egg in a snowy biome. It will take damage in warm biomes, such as Jungles and Deserts. Immune to water damage.

Water Phoenix
Water Phoenix: Hatch the egg in an ocean biome. Immune to water damage.