Two live specimens were seen by Peter Mundy in Surat, India, between 1628 and 1634, one of which may have been the individual painted by Ustad Mansur around 1625.
Mundy viu dous exemplares vivos en Surat, India, entre os anos 1628 e 1634, un dos cales podería ser o exemplar pintado por Ustad Mansur ó redor do ano 1625.