AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Black-bellied plover reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Black-bellied plover; damage was indicated in 16.7% 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 reports121990–export
Damage indicated216.7% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-02-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Black-bellied plover reports at KLAX: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Black-bellied plover reports at KLAX contains 12 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Black-bellied plover parent contains 296 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.