[2] The species is native to West Africa.

The specific name, boueti, is in honor of Georges Bouet (1869–1957), who was a French ornithologist and physician.

[3] M. boueti is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Western Sahara.

[2] The preferred natural habitat of M. boueti is savanna.

[1] The holotype of M. boueti has a total length of 16.6 cm (6.5 in), which includes a tail 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long.