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264 owl species are accepted answers for “Name a species of owl”. Northern fish owl is the rarest species of owl in this ranking, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 0.998, Legendary). Paramo horned owl ties Northern fish owl on rarity, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views. Great horned owl is the most common species of owl in this ranking, with 274,016 monthly Wikipedia views. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 264 answers: 3,029,123. Northern fish owl is 0.0% of that total. 53 answers are Epic or Legendary: Northern fish owl (Legendary), Paramo horned owl (Legendary), Megascops napensis (Legendary), and 50 more.
Quick answer Most common
Great horned owl
Common
274,016 monthly Wikipedia views
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Rarity 0.000
Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers 264 answers to “Name a species of owl”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this
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Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views 1 Northern fish owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.998 0 2 Paramo horned owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.998 0 3 Megascops napensis on Wikipedia Legendary 0.992 19 4 Colombian screech owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.989 33 5 Little Sumba boobook on Wikipedia Legendary 0.985 50 6 Makira boobook on Wikipedia Legendary 0.981 56 7 Tyto cravesae on Wikipedia Legendary 0.977 161 8 Tucuman pygmy-owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.973 199 9 Great Sumba boobook on Wikipedia Legendary 0.970 237 10 Magellanic horned owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.966 269 11 Chestnut owlet on Wikipedia Legendary 0.962 306 12 Père David's owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.958 321 13 Madagascar scops owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.954 419 14 Wetar scops owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.951 705 15 Seram masked owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.947 710 16 Xingu screech owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.943 729 17 Banggai scops owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.939 730 18 Biak scops owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.935 761 19 Alagoas screech owl on Wikipedia Legendary 0.932 779 20 Usambara eagle-owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.928 809 21 Mentawai scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.924 810 22 Tanimbar boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.920 814 23 Simeulue scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.916 848 24 Enggano scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.913 857 25 Halmahera boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.909 860 26 West Peruvian screech owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.905 862 27 Seram boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.901 872 28 Mindoro scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.897 873 29 Buru boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.894 882 30 Manus boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.890 984 31 São Tomé scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.886 990 32 Moluccan scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.882 993 33 Subtropical pygmy owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.878 994 34 Yungas screech owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.875 1,003 35 Wallace's scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.871 1,025 36 Annobón scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.867 1,042 37 Mayotte scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.861 1,047 38 Togian boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.861 1,047 39 Vermiculated screech owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.856 1,051 40 Rufescent screech owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.852 1,058 41 Palawan scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.848 1,077 42 Yungas pygmy owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.844 1,083 43 Santa Marta screech owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.840 1,095 44 Torotoroka scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.837 1,108 45 Cloud-forest screech owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.833 1,112 46 Pemba scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.829 1,114 47 Mindanao scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.825 1,129 48 Mindoro boobook on Wikipedia Epic 0.821 1,146 49 Arabian scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.817 1,147 50 Colima pygmy owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.812 1,159 51 Malaita owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.812 1,159 52 Tawny-browed owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.806 1,184 53 Mantanani scops owl on Wikipedia Epic 0.802 1,199 54 Koepcke's screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.798 1,217 55 Guadalcanal owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.795 1,218 56 Chocó screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.791 1,220 57 Ochre-bellied boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.787 1,221 58 Papuan boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.783 1,224 59 Sandy scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.779 1,229 60 Foothill screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.776 1,231 61 Rajah scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.772 1,234 62 Sangihe scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.768 1,257 63 New Ireland boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.764 1,259 64 Band-bellied owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.760 1,262 65 Socotra scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.757 1,283 66 Guatemalan pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.753 1,292 67 Balsas screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.749 1,293 68 Karthala scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.745 1,298 69 Black-capped screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.741 1,309 70 Palau scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.738 1,310 71 Sulawesi scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.734 1,316 72 Makira owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.730 1,328 73 Romblon boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.726 1,331 74 Central American pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.722 1,341 75 Everett's scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.719 1,375 76 New Britain boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.713 1,392 77 Nicobar scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.713 1,392 78 Negros scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.707 1,402 79 Mindanao boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.703 1,403 80 Sunda owlet on Wikipedia Rare 0.700 1,411 81 Cinnabar boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.696 1,413 82 Luzon scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.692 1,418 83 Cinnamon screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.688 1,426 84 Reddish scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.684 1,432 85 Andean pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.681 1,438 86 White-throated screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.677 1,441 87 Bare-shanked screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.673 1,446 88 Speckled boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.669 1,463 89 Tawny-bellied screech owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.665 1,475 90 Camiguin boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.662 1,488 91 Sulu boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.658 1,502 92 Timor boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.654 1,504 93 Costa Rican pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.650 1,508 94 Cuban pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.646 1,537 95 Sjöstedt's barred owlet on Wikipedia Rare 0.643 1,577 96 Baja pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.639 1,580 97 Rote boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.635 1,594 98 West Solomons owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.631 1,600 99 Andaman scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.627 1,620 100 Hume's boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.624 1,640 101 Alor boobook on Wikipedia Rare 0.620 1,651 102 Red-chested owlet on Wikipedia Rare 0.616 1,685 103 East Brazilian pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.612 1,700 104 Albertine owlet on Wikipedia Rare 0.608 1,721 105 Pacific pygmy owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.605 1,733 106 Principe scops owl on Wikipedia Rare 0.601 1,734 107 White-fronted scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.597 1,746 108 Bearded screech owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.593 1,773 109 Javan scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.589 1,791 110 Cloud-forest pygmy owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.586 1,815 111 Long-tufted screech owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.582 1,829 112 Flores scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.578 1,877 113 Javan owlet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.574 1,885 114 Rufous fishing owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.570 1,893 115 Anjouan scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.567 1,897 116 Ryūkyū scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.563 1,913 117 Middle American screech owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.559 1,933 118 Vermiculated fishing owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.555 1,935 119 Pacific screech owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.551 1,960 120 Andaman boobook on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.548 2,017 121 Mountain scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.544 2,025 122 White-browed owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.540 2,028 123 Amazonian pygmy owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.536 2,031 124 Rinjani scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.532 2,076 125 Chestnut-backed owlet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.529 2,082 126 Seychelles scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.525 2,089 127 Cyprus scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.521 2,096 128 Luzon boobook on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.517 2,233 129 Chocolate boobook on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.513 2,239 130 Pallid scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.510 2,276 131 Cebu boobook on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.506 2,306 132 Rusty-barred owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.502 2,376 133 Madagascar owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.498 2,389 134 Papuan hawk-owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.494 2,405 135 Sunda scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.490 2,481 136 Maned owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.487 2,489 137 Cinereous owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.483 2,503 138 Rufous-banded owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.479 2,565 139 Tyto robusta on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.475 2,626 140 Christmas boobook on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.471 2,650 141 Bare-legged owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.468 2,716 142 Rufous-legged owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.464 2,817 143 Unspotted saw-whet owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.460 2,917 144 Akun eagle-owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.456 2,939 145 African barred owlet on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.452 2,983 146 Manus masked owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.449 3,018 147 Buff-fronted owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.445 3,052 148 Chaco owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.441 3,079 149 Mountain pygmy owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.437 3,092 150 Sokoke scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.433 3,101 151 Fraser's eagle-owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.430 3,129 152 Shelley's eagle-owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.426 3,154 153 Fulvous owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.422 3,158 154 Giant scops owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.418 3,179 155 Sulawesi masked owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.414 3,356 156 Fearful owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.411 3,379 157 Tamaulipas pygmy owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.407 3,470 158 Abyssinian owl on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.403 3,513 159 Jamaican owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.399 3,514 160 Moheli scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.395 3,520 161 Greyish eagle-owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.392 3,710 162 Omani owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.388 3,788 163 Moluccan masked owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.384 3,791 164 Austral pygmy owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.380 3,813 165 Tasmanian boobook on Wikipedia Familiar 0.376 3,837 166 Collared owlet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.373 3,838 167 Maghreb owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.369 3,848 168 Himalayan owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.365 3,966 169 Pernambuco pygmy owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.361 4,020 170 Sri Lanka bay owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.357 4,028 171 Tropical screech owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.354 4,140 172 Taliabu masked owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.350 4,173 173 African wood owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.346 4,265 174 Itombwe owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.342 4,312 175 Serendib scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.338 4,338 176 Collared scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.335 4,352 177 Tasmanian masked owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.331 4,386 178 Whiskered screech owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.327 4,502 179 Arabian eagle-owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.323 4,548 180 Dusky eagle-owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.319 4,782 181 Jungle owlet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.316 4,892 182 Mottled owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.312 4,917 183 Black-and-white owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.308 5,057 184 Asian barred owlet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.304 5,087 185 Minahasa masked owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.300 5,094 186 Northern boobook on Wikipedia Familiar 0.297 5,106 187 Pearl-spotted owlet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.293 5,190 188 African scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.289 5,253 189 Oriental scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.285 5,322 190 Tawny fish owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.281 5,327 191 Southern white-faced owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.278 5,398 192 Siau scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.274 5,484 193 Spotted wood owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.270 5,525 194 Crested owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.266 5,614 195 Philippine scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.262 5,654 196 Golden masked owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.259 5,914 197 Striped owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.255 5,943 198 Marsh owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.251 5,985 199 Indian scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.247 6,102 200 Japanese scops owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.243 6,104 201 Rufous owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.240 6,202 202 Long-whiskered owlet on Wikipedia Familiar 0.236 6,421 203 Puerto Rican owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.232 6,765 204 Brown wood owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.228 6,839 205 Desert owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.224 7,104 206 Brown boobook on Wikipedia Familiar 0.221 7,301 207 Cape eagle-owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.217 7,355 208 Black-banded owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.213 7,460 209 Pel's fishing owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.209 7,726 210 Mottled wood owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.205 7,886 211 Ashy-faced owl on Wikipedia Familiar 0.202 7,982 212 Lesser sooty owl on Wikipedia Common 0.198 8,508 213 African grass owl on Wikipedia Common 0.194 8,820 214 Oriental bay owl on Wikipedia Common 0.190 8,822 215 Buffy fish owl on Wikipedia Common 0.186 9,165 216 Eastern grass owl on Wikipedia Common 0.183 9,217 217 Flammulated owl on Wikipedia Common 0.179 9,330 218 Ferruginous pygmy owl on Wikipedia Common 0.175 9,414 219 Barred eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.171 9,500 220 Northern pygmy owl on Wikipedia Common 0.167 9,877 221 Philippine eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.163 10,342 222 Australian masked owl on Wikipedia Common 0.160 10,690 223 Spot-bellied eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.156 10,974 224 Red owl on Wikipedia Common 0.152 11,128 225 Andaman masked owl on Wikipedia Common 0.148 11,587 226 Eurasian pygmy owl on Wikipedia Common 0.144 11,865 227 Brown fish owl on Wikipedia Common 0.141 11,911 228 Western screech owl on Wikipedia Common 0.137 12,980 229 Barking owl on Wikipedia Common 0.133 13,040 230 Northern white-faced owl on Wikipedia Common 0.129 13,076 231 Spotted owlet on Wikipedia Common 0.125 14,045 232 Spectacled owl on Wikipedia Common 0.122 14,591 233 Spotted eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.118 14,660 234 Indian eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.114 17,158 235 Pharaoh eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.110 17,319 236 Greater sooty owl on Wikipedia Common 0.106 18,087 237 Stygian owl on Wikipedia Common 0.103 18,808 238 Forest owlet on Wikipedia Common 0.099 19,526 239 Verreaux's eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.095 21,663 240 Ural owl on Wikipedia Common 0.091 26,826 241 Boreal owl on Wikipedia Common 0.087 27,570 242 Australian boobook on Wikipedia Common 0.084 31,581 243 Northern hawk-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.080 33,985 244 Eastern barn owl on Wikipedia Common 0.076 36,844 245 Spotted owl on Wikipedia Common 0.072 37,323 246 Powerful owl on Wikipedia Common 0.068 37,584 247 Eurasian scops owl on Wikipedia Common 0.065 37,693 248 Morepork on Wikipedia Common 0.061 38,989 249 Elf owl on Wikipedia Common 0.057 39,708 250 Short-eared owl on Wikipedia Common 0.053 44,585 251 Eastern screech owl on Wikipedia Common 0.049 46,756 252 Northern saw-whet owl on Wikipedia Common 0.046 48,334 253 Long-eared owl on Wikipedia Common 0.042 66,197 254 Blakiston's fish owl on Wikipedia Common 0.038 67,871 255 American barn owl on Wikipedia Common 0.034 76,321 256 Little owl on Wikipedia Common 0.030 86,844 257 Western barn owl on Wikipedia Common 0.027 87,353 258 Great grey owl on Wikipedia Common 0.023 90,147 259 Tawny owl on Wikipedia Common 0.019 128,176 260 Burrowing owl on Wikipedia Common 0.015 141,233 261 Snowy owl on Wikipedia Common 0.011 203,123 262 Eurasian eagle-owl on Wikipedia Common 0.008 220,465 263 Barred owl on Wikipedia Common 0.004 221,444 264 Great horned owl on Wikipedia Common 0.000 274,016
FAQ What is the rarest species of owl? Northern fish owl is the rarest species of owl in this ranking, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 0.998, Legendary).
How many species of owl are there? There are 264 species of owl in this ranking, from Northern fish owl (rarest) to Great horned owl (most common).
What is the most common species of owl? Great horned owl is the most common species of owl in this ranking, with 274,016 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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