AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Yellow-crowned night heron reports at KFLL
The FAA database contains 71 filed reports pairing Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl (KFLL) with Yellow-crowned night heron; damage was indicated in 2.8% and engine ingestion in 4.2%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports711990–export
Damage indicated22.8% of reports
Engine ingestion34.2% of reports
Latest report2026-03-02in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Yellow-crowned night heron reports at KFLL: 71 paired reports in the FAA file
Yellow-crowned night heron reports at KFLL contains 71 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 3 record engine ingestion, while the national Yellow-crowned night heron parent contains 171 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.