AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Swainson's thrush reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 15 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Swainson's thrush; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports151990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-05-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Swainson's thrush reports at KLAX: 15 paired reports in the FAA file
Swainson's thrush reports at KLAX contains 15 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national Swainson's thrush parent contains 467 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.