AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western kingbird reports at KDFW
The FAA database contains 128 filed reports pairing Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Arpt (KDFW) with Western kingbird; damage was indicated in 0.8% and engine ingestion in 0.0%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1281990–export
Damage indicated10.8% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-07-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western kingbird reports at KDFW: 128 paired reports in the FAA file
Western kingbird reports at KDFW contains 128 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Western kingbird parent contains 669 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.