AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western meadowlark reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 181 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Western meadowlark; damage was indicated in 2.8% and engine ingestion in 7.7%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1811990–export
Damage indicated52.8% of reports
Engine ingestion147.7% of reports
Latest report2026-02-16in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western meadowlark reports at KLAX: 181 paired reports in the FAA file
Western meadowlark reports at KLAX contains 181 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 14 record engine ingestion, while the national Western meadowlark parent contains 2,940 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.