AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KSDF
The FAA database contains 150 filed reports pairing Muhammad Ali International (KSDF) with European starling; damage was indicated in 3.3% and engine ingestion in 7.3%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1501990–export
Damage indicated53.3% of reports
Engine ingestion117.3% of reports
Latest report2026-07-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KSDF: 150 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KSDF contains 150 filed reports; 5 indicate damage and 11 record engine ingestion, while the national European starling parent contains 7,008 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.