Which risk significantly increases when smaller soaring birds encounter high wing loading relative to air thermals?

💡 Explanation

When smaller birds encounter high wing loading, the power required to stay airborne rapidly reduces soaring efficiency during lift because higher wing loading needs stronger thermals to maintain altitude. Therefore reduced soaring is the outcome, rather than the other situations that involve less-direct pressures on wing and thermals.

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