The study by Lisovski et al. addresses the challenge of predicting the resilience of migratory birds to environmental changes, particularly in the context of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, which has experienced significant habitat deterioration and loss. The authors developed a migration modeling framework to predict optimal migration strategies for five shorebird species (Scolopacidae) across different time periods: the 1960s, 2010s, and 2060s. By comparing these predictions with empirical tracking data, they identified the changes in migration strategies needed to adapt to habitat loss and climate change. Larger species, which rely on fewer major stopover sites, require more fundamental changes, such as establishing new migration routes, while smaller species can buffer habitat loss by redistributing their stopover areas to novel or less-used sites. The study highlights the importance of body size in determining migration strategies and the need for conservation efforts to accommodate the future needs of migratory species. The modeling framework provides a powerful tool for identifying required adaptations in migratory behavior due to multiple concurrent environmental changes.The study by Lisovski et al. addresses the challenge of predicting the resilience of migratory birds to environmental changes, particularly in the context of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, which has experienced significant habitat deterioration and loss. The authors developed a migration modeling framework to predict optimal migration strategies for five shorebird species (Scolopacidae) across different time periods: the 1960s, 2010s, and 2060s. By comparing these predictions with empirical tracking data, they identified the changes in migration strategies needed to adapt to habitat loss and climate change. Larger species, which rely on fewer major stopover sites, require more fundamental changes, such as establishing new migration routes, while smaller species can buffer habitat loss by redistributing their stopover areas to novel or less-used sites. The study highlights the importance of body size in determining migration strategies and the need for conservation efforts to accommodate the future needs of migratory species. The modeling framework provides a powerful tool for identifying required adaptations in migratory behavior due to multiple concurrent environmental changes.