Bee hummingbird: how big is it?
Bee hummingbird is about 5.5 cm. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 7.9 grains of rice.
- Size
- 5.5 cm
- In metres
- 5.50 × 10⁻² m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 7.9 grains of rice
- Chapter
- Small Wonders
Did you know?
The world's smallest bird, from Cuba. It weighs under 2 grams — less than a ₹10 coin.
How it compares
- About 2× bigger than ₹10 coin (2.7 cm).
- About 1.3× smaller than Cricket ball (7.2 cm).
Other things of a similar size
- Honeybee 1.5 cm
- ₹10 coin 2.7 cm
- Cricket ball 7.2 cm
- Cutting chai glass 9 cm
- Smartphone 15 cm
- Football 22 cm
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.