In: Biology
predict the challenges that a migratory bird might face that spends the winter near the equator and the summer (i.e., the breeding season) near the arctic nowadays.
Challenges migratory birds might face are:
Exhaustion: Exhaustion can make birds less wary of potentials threats and tired birds are more apt to collide with obstacles in flight.
Starvation: Inadequate food suppliesn cause starvation among miggratory birds. it can be due to greater feeding competition among large flocks of migratory birds.
Predators: Predators kill hundreds of birds.
Disease: This can be more detrimental when birds carry the illness toeither breeding ground or densly populated winter ranges. Birds may became infected and overall population can be decimated.
Pollution: Pollution such as lead poisoning or oil spills is harmful to local as well as migratory birds.Heavy pollution will reduce available food supplies and suitable habitat.
Natural Disaster: Hurrican, blizzards, wildfires and other natural disasters can destroy crucial stopover as well as food sources. Birds that caught in these disasters can suffer other effects that cause injury debilitation or death.
Haunting: Illigal haunting and poaching is an serious issues nowa days.