AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KMCO
The FAA database contains 133 filed reports pairing Orlando Intl (KMCO) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 9.0% and engine ingestion in 14.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1331990–export
Damage indicated129.0% of reports
Engine ingestion1914.3% of reports
Latest report2026-07-14in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KMCO: 133 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KMCO contains 133 filed reports; 12 indicate damage and 19 record engine ingestion, while the national Western cattle egret parent contains 1,175 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.