AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KIND
The FAA database contains 101 filed reports pairing Indianapolis Intl Arpt (KIND) with European starling; damage was indicated in 3.0% 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 reports1011990–export
Damage indicated33.0% of reports
Engine ingestion22.0% of reports
Latest report2026-04-29in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KIND: 101 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KIND contains 101 filed reports; 3 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.