How Tall Is a Greater Flamingo? 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)

Compared with things you know

About 2.3 times as tall as a maximum-size carry-on suitcase (56 cm)
About 1.5 times as tall as a standard 55-gallon steel drum (88 cm)
About 76% as tall as an adult person (1.7 m)

Greater flamingo 1.3 m
Steel oil drum 88 cm
Adult person 1.7 m

Drawn to scale: Steel oil drum, 88 cm tall · Greater flamingo, 1.3 m tall · Adult person, 1.7 m tall

Greater flamingo dimensions

Measurement	Metric	Imperial	Source
Height (standing)	1.3 m	4 ft 3 in	^[1]^[2]

Height and wingspan ranges^[1]^[2]

Greater flamingo (San Diego Zoo)	1.2–1.45 m (3 ft 11 in – 4 ft 9 in)
Greater flamingo (Wikipedia)	1.1–1.5 m (3 ft 7 in – 4 ft 11 in)
Lesser flamingo, the shortest species	80–90 cm (2 ft 7 in – 2 ft 11 in)
Wingspan, flamingos in general (not species-specific)	1–1.6 m (3 ft 3 in – 5 ft 3 in)

How tall a greater flamingo is

The greater flamingo is the tallest flamingo species. San Diego Zoo gives its height as 120 to 145 cm (3.9 to 4.7 ft) and Wikipedia as 110 to 150 cm (43 to 59 in) on average. It is also the heaviest species, at 2.1 to 4.1 kg (4.6 to 9 lb) according to the zoo.^[1]^[2]

Why sizes vary

Males of all flamingo species are larger than females. Sources give slightly different ranges for the greater flamingo: 120 to 145 cm from San Diego Zoo and 110 to 150 cm from Wikipedia. The lesser flamingo is the shortest species, at 80 to 90 cm (2.6 to 2.9 ft). At hatching, a flamingo chick is the size of a tennis ball, according to San Diego Zoo.^[1]^[2]