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Crested caracara reports at KAUS

The FAA database contains 24 filed reports pairing Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) with Crested caracara; damage was indicated in 12.5% and engine ingestion in 16.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026

Filed reports241990–export

Damage indicated312.5% of reports

Engine ingestion416.7% of reports

Latest report2026-06-03in this aggregate

01 / CONTEXT

Crested caracara reports at KAUS: 24 paired reports in the FAA file

Crested caracara reports at KAUS contains 24 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 4 record engine ingestion, while the national Crested caracara parent contains 40 reports.

AIRPORTKAUSAustin-Bergstrom Intl WILDLIFECrested caracara40 reports nationally

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.