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How Big Is an American Flamingo?

An American flamingo is about 4 ft 3 in (130 cm) tall. That is 1 ft 4 in (41 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). A tall pink wading bird.

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

An American flamingo is 1 ft 4 in (41 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 1.3× the size of an American flamingo. By volume, about 23 american flamingos would fit inside the average man.

American Flamingo height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

An American flamingo measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	4 ft 3 in
Inches	51.2 in
Centimeters	130 cm
Meters	1.3 m

American Flamingo size facts

American flamingos stand about 1.2 to 1.4 meters tall.
Their pink color comes from the shrimp and algae they eat.

How does an American flamingo compare to other things?

An American flamingo next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to American flamingo
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.07 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	9.8 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	6,810× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	254× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	9.4× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	1 ft 4 in (41 cm) bigger
Sydney Sweeney	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Muggsy Bogues	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	12 in (30 cm) bigger
American black bear	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) long	12 in (30 cm) bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	11 in (29 cm) bigger
Average Japanese woman	5 ft 2 in (158 cm)	11 in (28 cm) bigger
Average Indian woman	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)	9.9 in (25.2 cm) bigger
Lady Gaga	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Ariana Grande	5 ft 0 in (153 cm)	9.1 in (23 cm) bigger
Sabrina Carpenter	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)	8.7 in (22 cm) bigger
Queen Victoria	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)	8.7 in (22 cm) bigger
Danny DeVito	4 ft 10 in (147 cm)	6.7 in (17 cm) bigger
Simone Biles	4 ft 8 in (142 cm)	4.7 in (12 cm) bigger
10-year-old	4 ft 6 in (138 cm)	3.1 in (8 cm) bigger
Peter Dinklage	4 ft 5 in (135 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Capybara	4 ft 1 in (125 cm) long	2 in (5 cm) smaller
Emperor penguin	3 ft 9 in (115 cm)	5.9 in (15 cm) smaller
5-year-old	3 ft 7 in (110 cm)	7.9 in (20 cm) smaller
Labrador retriever	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) long	7.9 in (20 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 flamingo by T. Michael Keesey. See credits.