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How Big Is a Bee Hummingbird?

A bee hummingbird is about 2.2 in (5.5 cm) long. That is about 31 times smaller than the average man. The smallest bird in the world.

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How big is a bee hummingbird compared to the average man?

A bee hummingbird is about 31 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 31.1× the size of a bee hummingbird: about 31 bee hummingbirds stacked up would match it. By volume, about 31,600 bee hummingbirds would fit inside the average man.

Bee Hummingbird size facts

Bee hummingbirds are about 5 to 6 cm long.
They weigh about 2 grams, less than a penny.

How does a bee hummingbird compare to other things?

A bee hummingbird next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Bee hummingbird
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	25.3 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	232 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	161,000× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	6,000× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	222× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	31.1× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	28.9× bigger
Goliath birdeater	11 in (28 cm) long	5.1× bigger
Basketball	9.4 in (24 cm) across	4.4× bigger
Soccer ball	8.7 in (22 cm) across	4× bigger
Bowling ball	8.6 in (21.8 cm) across	4× bigger
Dwarf lanternshark	7.9 in (20 cm) long	3.6× bigger
Pencil	7.5 in (19 cm) long	3.5× bigger
Banana	7.1 in (18 cm) long	3.3× bigger
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	3.1× bigger
Smartphone	5.8 in (14.7 cm)	3.6 in (9.2 cm) bigger
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	1.8 in (4.5 cm) bigger
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	1.2 in (3.06 cm) bigger
Apple	3.1 in (8 cm) long	0.98 in (2.5 cm) bigger
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	0.75 in (1.9 cm) bigger
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	0.47 in (1.2 cm) bigger
Wolf spider	2.4 in (6 cm) long	0.2 in (5 mm) bigger
Golf ball	1.7 in (4.27 cm) across	0.48 in (1.23 cm) smaller
US quarter	0.96 in (2.43 cm) across	1.2 in (3.07 cm) smaller
Honeybee	0.59 in (1.5 cm) long	3.7× 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: Bee hummingbird by Steven Traver. See credits.