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How Big Is a Bald Eagle?

A bald eagle is about 2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) tall. That is 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The national bird of the United States.

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How big is a bald eagle compared to the average man?

A bald eagle is 2 ft 8 in (81 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 1.9× the size of a bald eagle. By volume, about 14 bald eagles would fit inside the average man.

Bald Eagle height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A bald eagle measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	2 ft 11.5 in
Inches	35.4 in
Centimeters	90 cm
Meters	0.9 m

Bald Eagle size facts

Bald eagles are about 70 to 100 cm long with a wingspan of 1.8 to 2.3 meters.
Females are about 25% bigger than males.

How does a bald eagle compare to other things?

A bald eagle next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Bald eagle
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.55 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	14.2 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	9,830× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	367× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	13.6× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	2 ft 8 in (81 cm) bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	2 ft 3 in (69 cm) bigger
Simone Biles	4 ft 8 in (142 cm)	1 ft 8.5 in (52 cm) bigger
10-year-old	4 ft 6 in (138 cm)	1 ft 7 in (48 cm) bigger
Peter Dinklage	4 ft 5 in (135 cm)	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) bigger
American flamingo	4 ft 3 in (130 cm)	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
Capybara	4 ft 1 in (125 cm) long	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
Emperor penguin	3 ft 9 in (115 cm)	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
5-year-old	3 ft 7 in (110 cm)	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Labrador retriever	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Red fox	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Fisher	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Wolverine	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Compsognathus	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Pallas's cat	2 ft 9.5 in (85 cm) long	2 in (5 cm) smaller
Dodo	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) smaller
1-year-old	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm)	5.9 in (15 cm) smaller
House cat	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm) long	5.9 in (15 cm) smaller
Common raven	2 ft 1 in (63 cm) long	11 in (27 cm) smaller
Jyoti Amge	2 ft 0.5 in (63 cm)	11 in (27.2 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: Bald eagle by T. Michael Keesey. See credits.