The parrot was a gift from Lòrien for the Lady's three thousandth birthday. It was supposed to be able to see all living things in Middle Earth. The Evening Star naively took that as a fact for a gift from the Lady Galadriel would surely be magical. The truth was that during Arwen's short stay in Lothlorien, the Elf Witch had noticed how vain her granddaughter was. Galadriel knew then that any creature that could be trained to sing praises of the Evening Star's beauty would make a perfect gift for the younger Elf. She had chosen a small brightly colored parrot as it had an added cuteness factor, which Arwen would undoubtedly find appealing.