AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KIAH
The FAA database contains 58 filed reports pairing George Bush Intercontinental/ Houston Arpt (KIAH) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 3.4% and engine ingestion in 3.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports581990–export
Damage indicated23.4% of reports
Engine ingestion23.4% of reports
Latest report2025-09-30in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KIAH: 58 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KIAH contains 58 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 reports.
AIRPORTKIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental/ Houston ArptWILDLIFEWestern cattle egret1,175 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.