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125 kingfisher species are accepted answers for “Name a species of kingfisher”. Morotai paradise kingfisher is the rarest species of kingfisher in this ranking, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 0.996, Legendary). Papuan paradise kingfisher ties Morotai paradise kingfisher on rarity, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views. Common kingfisher is the most common species of kingfisher in this ranking, with 108,518 monthly Wikipedia views. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 125 answers: 696,811. Morotai paradise kingfisher is 0.0% of that total. 25 answers are Epic or Legendary: Morotai paradise kingfisher (Legendary), Papuan paradise kingfisher (Legendary), Bougainville dwarf kingfisher (Legendary), and 22 more.
Quick answer Rarest
Morotai paradise kingfisher
Legendary
0 monthly Wikipedia views
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Rarity 0.996
Most common
Common kingfisher
Common
108,518 monthly Wikipedia views
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Rarity 0.000
Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers 125 answers to “Name a species of kingfisher”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this
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Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views 1 Morotai paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.996 0 2 Papuan paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.996 0 3 Bougainville dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.984 13 4 Alcedo websteri on Wikipedia Legendary 0.976 19 5 Alcedo azurea on Wikipedia Legendary 0.968 93 6 Plain-backed kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.960 142 7 North Solomons dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.952 307 8 Buru dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.944 308 9 Sula dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Legendary 0.935 310 10 New Britain dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.927 313 11 Black-headed kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.911 316 12 Malaita dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.911 316 13 New Georgia dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.911 316 14 Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.895 325 15 Makira dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.887 336 16 New Ireland dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.879 374 17 Papuan dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.871 405 18 Sangihe lilac kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.863 458 19 Manus dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.855 537 20 Little paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.847 549 21 White-rumped kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.839 571 22 Mountain kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.831 613 23 Talaud kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.823 711 24 Cinnamon-banded kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.815 742 25 Melanesian kingfisher on Wikipedia Epic 0.806 761 26 Black-capped paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.798 766 27 Islet kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 775 28 Moluccan dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.786 775 29 Sulawesi lilac kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.774 777 30 Northern silvery kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.766 798 31 Red-breasted paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.758 807 32 Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.750 813 33 Great-billed kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.738 817 34 Scaly-breasted kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.738 817 35 Numfor paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.726 829 36 White-bellied kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.718 839 37 Sombre kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.710 843 38 Flat-billed kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.702 863 39 Chocolate-backed kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.694 869 40 Biak paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.685 880 41 Ultramarine kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.677 921 42 Chattering kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.669 939 43 Brown-headed paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.661 963 44 Sangihe dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.653 992 45 Dimorphic dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.645 1,013 46 Vanuatu kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.637 1,037 47 Blue-and-white kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.629 1,070 48 Society kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.621 1,087 49 Green-backed kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.613 1,095 50 Rufous-lored kingfisher on Wikipedia Rare 0.605 1,121 51 Rusty-capped kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.597 1,171 52 Niau kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.585 1,188 53 White-mantled kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.585 1,188 54 Southern silvery kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.573 1,191 55 Beach kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.565 1,209 56 Blue-black kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.556 1,213 57 Lazuli kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.548 1,232 58 Hook-billed kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.540 1,236 59 Pohnpei kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.532 1,246 60 Blue-capped kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.524 1,249 61 Kofiau paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.516 1,272 62 Mangareva kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.508 1,275 63 Moustached kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.500 1,286 64 Madagascar pygmy kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.492 1,291 65 Bismarck kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.484 1,309 66 Malagasy kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.476 1,340 67 Mariana kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.468 1,376 68 Mewing kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.460 1,427 69 Rufous-collared kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.452 1,467 70 Malaysian blue-banded kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.444 1,527 71 Shining-blue kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.435 1,560 72 Brown-winged kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.427 1,624 73 Marquesan kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.419 1,630 74 Green-and-rufous kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.411 1,753 75 Spotted wood kingfisher on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.403 1,761 76 Indigo-banded kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.395 1,931 77 Mangrove kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.387 1,946 78 Half-collared kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.379 1,954 79 Torresian kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.371 2,040 80 Striped kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.363 2,143 81 African dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.355 2,285 82 Brown-breasted kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.347 2,326 83 Javan blue-banded kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.339 2,344 84 Little kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.331 2,530 85 Rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.323 2,577 86 Red-backed kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.315 2,633 87 Yellow-billed kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.306 2,846 88 Blyth's kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.298 2,872 89 Buff-breasted paradise kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.290 3,009 90 Javan kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.282 3,352 91 American pygmy kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.274 3,466 92 Philippine dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.266 3,543 93 Blue-breasted kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.258 3,858 94 Banded kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.250 4,110 95 African pygmy kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.242 4,574 96 Cerulean kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.234 4,602 97 Brown-hooded kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.226 4,779 98 Grey-headed kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.218 4,897 99 Amazon kingfisher on Wikipedia Familiar 0.210 4,950 100 Spangled kookaburra on Wikipedia Familiar 0.202 5,335 101 Pacific kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.194 5,397 102 Rufous-bellied kookaburra on Wikipedia Common 0.185 5,657 103 Ruddy kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.177 5,680 104 Black-capped kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.169 5,707 105 Blue-eared kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.161 6,208 106 Shovel-billed kookaburra on Wikipedia Common 0.153 6,693 107 Green kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.145 6,712 108 Forest kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.137 6,819 109 Woodland kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.129 7,255 110 Stork-billed kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.121 7,410 111 Malachite kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.113 8,277 112 Crested kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.105 8,811 113 Giant kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.097 10,207 114 Ringed kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.089 10,215 115 Azure kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.081 11,251 116 Black-backed dwarf kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.073 12,392 117 Collared kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.065 14,599 118 Pied kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.056 17,275 119 Sacred kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.048 19,884 120 Blue-winged kookaburra on Wikipedia Common 0.040 23,064 121 White-throated kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.032 34,676 122 Guam kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.024 58,039 123 Belted kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.016 62,932 124 Laughing kookaburra on Wikipedia Common 0.008 86,869 125 Common kingfisher on Wikipedia Common 0.000 108,518
FAQ What is the rarest species of kingfisher? Morotai paradise kingfisher is the rarest species of kingfisher in this ranking, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 0.996, Legendary).
How many species of kingfisher are there? There are 125 species of kingfisher in this ranking, from Morotai paradise kingfisher (rarest) to Common kingfisher (most common).
What is the most common species of kingfisher? Common kingfisher is the most common species of kingfisher in this ranking, with 108,518 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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Sources Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.