How tall is a greater flamingo?

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)

Did you know?

A flamingo’s pink colour comes from carotenoid pigments in the small organisms it feeds on.

More sizes

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• Sea otter1.2 m · 3 ft 11 in long
• Emperor penguin1.15 m · 3 ft 9 in tall
• Hippopotamus1.5 m · 4 ft 11 in tall at the shoulder
• Holstein cow1.5 m · 4 ft 11 in tall
• Tiger1 m · 3 ft 3 in tall at the shoulder

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