AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Western cattle egret reports at KTPA
The FAA database contains 104 filed reports pairing Tampa Intl (KTPA) with Western cattle egret; damage was indicated in 3.8% and engine ingestion in 11.5%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports1041990–export
Damage indicated43.8% of reports
Engine ingestion1211.5% of reports
Latest report2026-05-21in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Western cattle egret reports at KTPA: 104 paired reports in the FAA file
Western cattle egret reports at KTPA contains 104 filed reports; 4 indicate damage and 12 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.