Firefighters said the bird squawked his owners name to alert him of the danger.
A man's pet parrot may very well have saved his life, after it alerted him to the fact his house was on fire while he slept, reports Sky News.
Anton Nguyen's house in Brisbane, Australia, was engulfed with flames when firefighters arrived on the scene, however the man remained unscathed - thanks to the actions of his parrot, Eric.
Mr Nguyen said Eric had woken him up before the smoke detectors raised the alarm.
"I heard a bang and Eric - my parrot - he started to yell so I woke up and I smelled a bit of smoke," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"I grabbed Eric, opened the door and looked to the back of the house and saw some flames.
"And so I've grabbed my bag and took off and bolted downstairs.
"I'm in shock but I'm fine," he said.
''Everything's alright so long as I have myself and the bird."
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Acting Inspector Cam Thomas said the parrot had squawked "Anton! Anton!" to alert Mr Nguyen of the danger.
"There were smoke detectors [but] the bird alerted before the smoke detectors went off."
The fire had "pretty much well engulfed" the house, he added.
