10 birds that often strike aircraft in India and around the world (All images via X)
The critical bird species have caused at least 57 bird hits in India alone between 1966 and 2018.
A research paper showed that these birds caused about half of damage causing bird hits by critical species in India between 2005 and 2018.
These common birds pose a hazard at airfields in India as they show the tendency to flock on runways in numbers.
These medium-sized plover found across North America pose a threat to planes particularly in the United States and Canada.
One of the most notorious bird species in and around Indian airports.
They fly in large flocks and cause the most small-junk strikes in the continent.
The single most common species hit by US planes, they account for around 11% of identified strikes in the country.
This species is known to cause a significant number of bird strikes at Chinese airports, as it often flocks near runways.
One of the blacklisted birds across the airports of Asia.
Globally, black kites rank among the birds most frequently involved in aircraft collisions in countries like India and Australia.