Hi from Papua New Guinea,
My father-in-law has rescued a parrot from captivity and after much research I've finally discovered that it is a Pesquet's Parrot - not a black cockatoo as we originally thought. I have rescued many birds from horrible lives in captivity, but those were mostly cockatoos, loris and kokomos. I've never dealt with a rare bird before so I have joined parrotchatter in the hope that somebody here can help me give this traumatised bird a happy life. It has no apparent experience in/attachment to the outdoors and is most comfortable indoors. He becomes very quiet and withdrawn if put in one of our aviaries, let alone the smaller cage that we keep on our verandah. He has been sleeping in our bedroom, and whilst that's very entertaining for now I can't see it as a practical long-term arrangement! Any help or suggestions would be very welcome.

welcome to parrotchatter. I do not know anything about a Pesquets but I am sure someone will be able to help

Welcome to PC.
We have a wealth of info here. Someone should be able to help you.

welcome to parrot chatter, so glad to have you here! i am unfamiliar with the pesquet's parrot; i think this is the first time i have ever even heard the name. are they similar in appearance to a cockatoo?

Hello there! Nice to meet you. I will go look that bird up in a book. So glad you have him now. Ruby says "step-up!"

These sites shoul help you:

Pesquet's Parrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
bristlehead --* Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Pesquet's Parrot - Psittrichas fulgidus

From what I know it is a Vulturine Parrot (guinea fowl) (SPEL). of sorts.. i am sur e you will get lots of links and info ..

Welcome James cant wait to see pics of this babe..

grandma that last link is super....... lots of info there

wow, a very striking bird! definitely never seen one of those before, thanks for the links susan!

Wow, I checked that last link & the bird looks more like a hawk than anything - especially in the way they hold their heads.

By the way - welcome to Parrotchatter! This is definitely a great place to come for help, fun & talk.