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How Big Is an American Crow?

An American crow is about 1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) long. That is about 3.8 times smaller than the average man. A common, clever black bird across North America.

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How big is an American crow compared to the average man?

An American crow is about 3.8 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 3.8× the size of an American crow: about 3.8 american crows stacked up would match it. By volume, about 140 american crows would fit inside the average man.

American Crow length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

An American crow measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	1 ft 5.5 in
Inches	17.7 in
Centimeters	45 cm
Meters	0.45 m

American Crow size facts

American crows are about 40 to 53 cm long.
They are noticeably smaller than ravens, with a fan-shaped (not wedge-shaped) tail.

How does an American crow compare to other things?

An American crow next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to American crow
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	3.09 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	28.3 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	19,700× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	733× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	27.1× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3.8× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	3.5× bigger
Red fox	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm) bigger
Fisher	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm) bigger
Wolverine	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm) bigger
Compsognathus	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm) bigger
Bald eagle	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm)	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) bigger
Pallas's cat	2 ft 9.5 in (85 cm) long	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
Dodo	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm)	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
1-year-old	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
House cat	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm) long	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Common raven	2 ft 1 in (63 cm) long	7.1 in (18 cm) bigger
Jyoti Amge	2 ft 0.5 in (63 cm)	7 in (17.8 cm) bigger
Great horned owl	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Chandra Bahadur Dangi	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	3.8 in (9.6 cm) bigger
Newborn baby	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Goliath birdeater	11 in (28 cm) long	6.7 in (17 cm) smaller
Basketball	9.4 in (24 cm) across	8.3 in (21 cm) smaller
Soccer ball	8.7 in (22 cm) across	9.1 in (23 cm) smaller
Bowling ball	8.6 in (21.8 cm) across	9.1 in (23.2 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: American crow by Pascal Abel. See credits.