AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western tanager reports at KLAX
The FAA database contains 19 filed reports pairing Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) with Western tanager; damage was indicated in 5.3% and engine ingestion in 5.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports191990–export
Damage indicated15.3% of reports
Engine ingestion15.3% of reports
Latest report2026-05-03in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western tanager reports at KLAX: 19 paired reports in the FAA file
Western tanager reports at KLAX contains 19 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 1 record engine ingestion, while the national Western tanager parent contains 71 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.