“Any of the following could cause sudden death: night frights, poisoning, heatstroke, acute disease, coccidiosis, collision in flight with a larger bird, heart attack, stroke, lack of water or food due to introducing a new bird to unfamiliar surroundings late in the day.”Click to see full answer. Regarding this, why did my bird die so suddenly?Some diseases are sneaky; your parakeet can die without any symptoms from diseases. Chlamydiosis, or parrot fever, for example, can affect all birds and is often transmitted from healthy birds carrying the dormant organism. Your bird might seem lethargic or lose her appetite, or she might seem fine up until she dies.One may also ask, can you keep one zebra finch? A single pair of zebra finches, for example, will get along well, but will fight with a second pair unless they have plenty of space or other pairs to act as a buffer. Zebra finches also fight with finches of another species. If you want to keep two pairs or other species, you would likely need multiple cages. Hereof, why did my canary died suddenly? Often when non-stick cookware gets overheated releasing the toxic fumes, small birds such as canaries or parakeets will die first and if you have other larger birds you may be able to get them out of the house or ventilate the house before they succumb.Do zebra finches get lonely? Lonely Alone Since it’s not in their nature to interact with humans, it’s best to keep a pair of finches, which often become mates for life. Single birds naturally will pay more attention to their humans. However, rather than becoming tame, they’re more likely to show signs of loneliness.