Cotton's Parrot

This parrot was a bird owned by Cotton, a pirate who served under Captain Jack Sparrow aboard the Black Pearl.

Biography


"If you're going to let a parrot speak for you, at least find one that makes sense!"

- Jack Sparrow to Cotton

As Joshamee Gibbs told Sparrow at Tortuga, Cotton had his tongue cut out at some point, and was somehow able to teach his parrot to speak for him, though no one had managed to work out just how this was accomplished. The parrot was known to use nautical catchphrases like "Shiver me timbers" and "Walk the plank" for more complex ideas (in these particular cases, "You missed a spot on the deck" and "We don't like the job you're doing, Captain Jack."). "Wind in your sails!" was generally accepted to mean "Yes". The bird at times appeared to be more intelligent than many of the Black Pearl's crew members, to the point of giving Cotton orders occasionally.

The parrot accompanied Cotton throughout his time onboard the Black Pearl, and was the only crew member to escape capture by the Pelegostos during the search for the Dead Man's Chest. Cotton and his parrot later survived the attack of the Kraken that dragged both the Pearl and Captain Sparrow to Davy Jones' locker. The parrot also accompanied the crew during the search for Jack Sparrow. When the time came to fight Beckett, the parrot flew away. When the big battle had ended the parrot returned once again to his master's shoulder.

Behind the scenes

 * Cotton's parrot is a Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna). Macaws Chip and Salsa portrayed the parrot on screen, with Christopher S. Capp providing his voice in all three films and the At World's End video game. James Arnold Taylor voiced the parrot in The Legend of Jack Sparrow.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
 * The Accidental Pirate!
 * Revenge of the Pirates!
 * The Capture of Jack Sparrow!
 * Going Overboard!
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End