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Sudden death of a baby bulbul bird

I found a baby bulbul yesterday evening ,good 15 days old but it was abandoned,surrounded by ants,so i took it in,it was happy and healthy,slept well,active in morning,but suddenly died while napping in afternoon.I have also takken care of 25-30 days old bulbuls(2) a year back and left them in the wild,they are still alive,but this one,it died suddenly
Any possible reasons

Hi,

There are many possible causes  – there may have been something wrong with it that made the parents abandon it. It could have also been ant bites, disease, injury from falling from the nest and other things. I’m sorry it died but at least it was safe and warm and didn’t die from being eaten alive by ants.

Take care,

Brenda