Rarest Species of Albatross — All 22 Answers Ranked by Rarity

22 albatross species are accepted answers for “Name a species of albatross”. Campbell albatross is the rarest species of albatross in this ranking, with 2,976 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Chatham albatross is the second-rarest with 3,322 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.12× the figure for Campbell albatross. Snowy albatross is the most common species of albatross in this ranking, with 83,347 monthly Wikipedia views, 28.0× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 22 answers: 318,526. Campbell albatross is 0.9% of that total. 5 answers are Epic or Legendary: Campbell albatross (Legendary), Chatham albatross (Legendary), Salvin's albatross (Epic), and 2 more.

Quick answer

Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).

Ranked answers

22 answers to “Name a species of albatross”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank	Answer	Tier	Rarity	Monthly Wikipedia views
1	Campbell albatross on Wikipedia	Legendary	1.000	2,976
2	Chatham albatross on Wikipedia	Legendary	0.952	3,322
3	Salvin's albatross on Wikipedia	Epic	0.905	3,881
4	Light-mantled albatross on Wikipedia	Epic	0.857	5,105
5	Buller's albatross on Wikipedia	Epic	0.810	5,260
6	Indian yellow-nosed albatross on Wikipedia	Rare	0.762	5,296
7	Antipodean albatross on Wikipedia	Rare	0.714	6,180
8	White-capped albatross on Wikipedia	Rare	0.667	6,284
9	Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross on Wikipedia	Rare	0.619	7,278
10	Shy albatross on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.571	8,431
11	Sooty albatross on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.524	8,889
12	Amsterdam albatross on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.476	9,253
13	Tristan albatross on Wikipedia	Uncommon	0.429	9,538
14	Grey-headed albatross on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.381	9,841
15	Northern royal albatross on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.333	11,503
16	Waved albatross on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.286	12,079
17	Black-footed albatross on Wikipedia	Familiar	0.238	15,180
18	Black-browed albatross on Wikipedia	Common	0.190	18,503
19	Short-tailed albatross on Wikipedia	Common	0.143	20,376
20	Southern royal albatross on Wikipedia	Common	0.095	26,304
21	Laysan albatross on Wikipedia	Common	0.048	39,700
22	Snowy albatross on Wikipedia	Common	0.000	83,347

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What is the rarest species of albatross?

Campbell albatross is the rarest species of albatross in this ranking, with 2,976 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of albatross are there?

There are 22 species of albatross in this ranking, from Campbell albatross (rarest) to Snowy albatross (most common).

What is the most common species of albatross?

Snowy albatross is the most common species of albatross in this ranking, with 83,347 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).

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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.