AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
European starling reports at KSTL
The FAA database contains 57 filed reports pairing Lambert-St Louis Intl (KSTL) with European starling; damage was indicated in 3.5% and engine ingestion in 10.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports571990–export
Damage indicated23.5% of reports
Engine ingestion610.5% of reports
Latest report2026-05-23in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
European starling reports at KSTL: 57 paired reports in the FAA file
European starling reports at KSTL contains 57 filed reports; 2 indicate damage and 6 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.