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How Big Is a Dodo?

A dodo is about 2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm) tall. That is 3 ft 0 in (91 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). A flightless bird from Mauritius that went extinct in the 1600s.

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How big is a dodo compared to the average man?

A dodo is 3 ft 0 in (91 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 2.1× the size of a dodo. By volume, about 5.3 dodos would fit inside the average man.

Dodo height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A dodo measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	2 ft 7.5 in
Inches	31.5 in
Centimeters	80 cm
Meters	0.8 m

Dodo size facts

Dodos stood about 0.7 to 1 meter tall.
They were last seen around 1662.

How does a dodo compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Dodo
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.74 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	15.9 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	11,100× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	413× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	15.2× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3 ft 0 in (91 cm) bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	2 ft 7 in (79 cm) bigger
American flamingo	4 ft 3 in (130 cm)	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Capybara	4 ft 1 in (125 cm) long	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) bigger
Emperor penguin	3 ft 9 in (115 cm)	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
5-year-old	3 ft 7 in (110 cm)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Labrador retriever	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) long	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Red fox	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Fisher	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Wolverine	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Compsognathus	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	7.9 in (20 cm) bigger
Bald eagle	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm)	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Pallas's cat	2 ft 9.5 in (85 cm) long	2 in (5 cm) bigger
1-year-old	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm)	2 in (5 cm) smaller
House cat	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm) long	2 in (5 cm) smaller
Common raven	2 ft 1 in (63 cm) long	6.7 in (17 cm) smaller
Jyoti Amge	2 ft 0.5 in (63 cm)	6.8 in (17.2 cm) smaller
Great horned owl	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	9.8 in (25 cm) smaller
Chandra Bahadur Dangi	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	10 in (25.4 cm) smaller
Newborn baby	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm)	12 in (30 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: Dodo by Steven Traver. See credits.