AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KAUS
The FAA database contains 100 filed reports pairing Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) with Brazilian free-tailed bat; damage was indicated in 1.0% and engine ingestion in 2.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1001990–export
Damage indicated11.0% of reports
Engine ingestion22.0% of reports
Latest report2026-03-19in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KAUS: 100 paired reports in the FAA file
Brazilian free-tailed bat reports at KAUS contains 100 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Brazilian free-tailed bat parent contains 1,333 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.