AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Ring-necked pheasant reports at KJFK
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing John F Kennedy Intl (KJFK) with Ring-necked pheasant; damage was indicated in 6.7% and engine ingestion in 13.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports151990–export
Damage indicated16.7% of reports
Engine ingestion213.3% of reports
Latest report2009-06-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Ring-necked pheasant reports at KJFK: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Ring-necked pheasant reports at KJFK contains 15 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Ring-necked pheasant parent contains 115 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.