AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-winged blackbird reports at KMCI
The FAA database contains 12 filed reports pairing Kansas City Intl (KMCI) with Red-winged blackbird; damage was indicated in 0.0% and engine ingestion in 16.7%. 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 indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion216.7% of reports
Latest report2025-04-28in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-winged blackbird reports at KMCI: 12 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-winged blackbird reports at KMCI contains 12 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 2 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-winged blackbird parent contains 885 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.