AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western tanager reports at KSMF
The FAA database contains 8 filed reports pairing Sacramento Intl (KSMF) with Western tanager; damage was indicated in 0.0% 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 reports81990–export
Damage indicated00.0% of reports
Engine ingestion00.0% of reports
Latest report2026-05-09in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western tanager reports at KSMF: 8 paired reports in the FAA file
Western tanager reports at KSMF contains 8 filed reports; 0 indicate damage and 0 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.