 The Accipitridae are a diverse family with a great deal of variation in size and shape.They range in size from the tiny pearl kite ("Gampsonyx swainsonii") and little sparrowhawk ("Accipiter minullus"), both of which are 23 cm (9 in) in length and weigh about 85 g (3 oz), to the cinereous vulture ("Aegypius monachus"), which measures up to 120 cm (47 in) and weighs up to 14 kg (31 lbs).Wingspan can vary from in the little sparrowhawk to more than in the cinereous and Himalayan vultures ("Gyps himalayensis").