AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
White-crowned sparrow reports at KPHX
The FAA database contains 9 filed reports pairing Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Arpt (KPHX) with White-crowned sparrow; damage was indicated in 11.1% 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 reports91990–export
Damage indicated111.1% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2025-10-13in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
White-crowned sparrow reports at KPHX: 9 paired reports in the FAA file
White-crowned sparrow reports at KPHX contains 9 filed reports; 1 indicate damage and 0 record engine ingestion, while the national White-crowned sparrow parent contains 111 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.