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Rarest Species of Hornbill — All 63 Answers Ranked by Rarity

63 hornbill species are accepted answers for “Name a species of hornbill”. Eastern dwarf hornbill is the rarest species of hornbill in this ranking, with 468 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary). Southern rufous hornbill is the second-rarest with 527 monthly Wikipedia views, 1.13× the figure for Eastern dwarf hornbill. Great hornbill is the most common species of hornbill in this ranking, with 93,647 monthly Wikipedia views, 200.1× the figure for the rarest. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 63 answers: 414,268. Eastern dwarf hornbill is 0.1% of that total. 13 answers are Epic or Legendary: Eastern dwarf hornbill (Legendary), Southern rufous hornbill (Legendary), Eastern long-tailed hornbill (Legendary), and 10 more.

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

Ranked answers

63 answers to “Name a species of hornbill”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this prompt.
Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views
1 Eastern dwarf hornbill on Wikipedia Legendary 1.000 468
2 Southern rufous hornbill on Wikipedia Legendary 0.984 527
3 Eastern long-tailed hornbill on Wikipedia Legendary 0.968 567
4 Pale-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Legendary 0.952 683
5 Western dwarf hornbill on Wikipedia Legendary 0.935 715
6 Hemprich's hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.919 754
7 Red-billed dwarf hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.903 986
8 Bradfield's hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.887 1,021
9 West African pied hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.871 1,083
10 Tickell's brown hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.855 1,118
11 Brown-cheeked hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.839 1,162
12 Western long-tailed hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.823 1,213
13 White-thighed hornbill on Wikipedia Epic 0.806 1,342
14 Congo pied hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.790 1,364
15 Monteiro's hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.774 1,414
16 Jackson's hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.758 1,440
17 Damara red-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.742 1,468
18 Piping hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.726 1,477
19 Sumba hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.710 1,624
20 Writhed hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.694 1,642
21 Yellow-casqued hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.677 1,667
22 Mindanao hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.661 1,705
23 Bushy-crested hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.645 1,725
24 Plain-pouched hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.629 1,726
25 Sulawesi hornbill on Wikipedia Rare 0.613 1,746
26 Mindoro hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.597 1,776
27 Eastern yellow-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.581 1,865
28 Samar hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.565 1,888
29 Tanzanian red-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.548 2,385
30 Western red-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.532 2,470
31 Austen's brown hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.516 2,510
32 Luzon hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.500 3,249
33 Crowned hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.484 3,393
34 White-crowned hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.468 3,727
35 Walden's hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.452 3,779
36 Wrinkled hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.435 3,873
37 Black-and-white-casqued hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.419 3,962
38 Silvery-cheeked hornbill on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.403 4,261
39 Northern red-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.387 4,278
40 Sri Lanka grey hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.371 4,452
41 Black hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.355 4,541
42 Black-casqued hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.339 4,657
43 Von der Decken's hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.323 4,765
44 Narcondam hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.306 5,205
45 Visayan hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.290 5,437
46 Blyth's hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.274 5,524
47 Palawan hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.258 5,826
48 Knobbed hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.242 6,340
49 Trumpeter hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.226 6,502
50 Rufous-necked hornbill on Wikipedia Familiar 0.210 6,632
51 Southern yellow-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.194 6,857
52 African grey hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.177 6,910
53 Sulu hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.161 7,629
54 Wreathed hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.145 8,518
55 Malabar grey hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.129 9,753
56 Southern red-billed hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.113 10,306
57 Rufous hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.097 11,117
58 Malabar pied hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.081 18,040
59 Helmeted hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.065 22,015
60 Oriental pied hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.048 23,146
61 Indian grey hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.032 26,247
62 Rhinoceros hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.016 36,149
63 Great hornbill on Wikipedia Common 0.000 93,647

FAQ

What is the rarest species of hornbill?

Eastern dwarf hornbill is the rarest species of hornbill in this ranking, with 468 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 1.000, Legendary).

How many species of hornbill are there?

There are 63 species of hornbill in this ranking, from Eastern dwarf hornbill (rarest) to Great hornbill (most common).

What is the most common species of hornbill?

Great hornbill is the most common species of hornbill in this ranking, with 93,647 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.