Find the chip number and the right registry first
Before you contact anyone, locate the exact microchip number and the name of the registry holding it. For a larger parrot the number is usually on the implant paperwork from the breeder or vet, on a hatch certificate, or noted in the clinical record. Smaller birds are often identified by a closed ring instead, so check whether your bird actually has a chip before chasing a registry that has never heard of it. If the paperwork is lost, your avian vet can scan the bird and read the number in seconds, then tell you which database family that number belongs to.
Update address, phone, and an outside contact together
A move usually changes more than the address line. Update the registry with the new address, your current mobile number, and an emergency contact who lives elsewhere and could take a call if you are unreachable or if the bird is found near your old home during the move itself. Escapes cluster around moving days, when doors stand open and cages travel, so make the change as soon as the new details are final rather than weeks later. Confirm the registry has saved the changes and ask for written confirmation you can file with the chip paperwork.
Check the details a finder would actually reach
Read the updated entry back as a stranger would. Is the phone number one you answer, with voicemail set up? Does the address show the new home, not the old flat? Is the species description accurate enough that a vet or rescue holding a found parrot can match the record to the bird in front of them? If the registry lets you add a note, record that the bird may be nervous with strangers and give your avian vet's practice as a secondary contact. Small errors in a digit or postcode are the usual reason reunions stall.
Have the chip scanned at the next vet visit
Registries hold details, but only a scan proves the chip itself still reads and sits where a finder would check. Ask your vet to scan your bird at its next routine visit after the move and compare the number on the scanner with the number on your updated paperwork, digit by digit. Chips can occasionally fail or migrate slightly, and catching that during a calm check is far better than learning it after an escape. Note the scan date in your own records so you know the check is current.
Keep every copy of the number telling the same story
After a move, old addresses linger on cage cards, old vet files, and notes on the fridge, and any one of them can misdirect a finder. Replace the details on every copy you keep at home, tell your previous vet practice the new address, and update anyone who birdsits for you. Updating your bird's KinsLe Pet Pass at the same time keeps its verified ID card showing the owner contact details a finder needs, aligned with the registry record they will search.