| Common name | Mérou pintade |
| Language | French |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Djibouti |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Bouhlel, M., 1988 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Mérou' from Spanish 'mero' (p. 1186 in Ref. 11853); 'pintade', i.e., spotted like the pheasant with dark feathers covered with light colored (white) spots (p. 1439 in Ref. 11853), from Portuguese 'pintada, pintar', i.e., spotted/painted (p. 568 in Ref. 9404). |