| Seen in | Trailer 1 (coastal and beach shots) |
|---|---|
| Real Florida habitat | Coastlines, piers and marinas statewide; nests on mangrove islands |
| In-game region | Vice City beaches and coastal Leonida |
| Status | Officially shown |
Trailer 1's sun-soaked beach montage isn't just crowds and jet skis — brown pelicans glide through the coastal shots, and fan fauna breakdowns compiled from official footage (summarized by Game Rant) list the brown pelican among the clearly identified species. If you've ever stood on a Florida pier, you know the silhouette instantly.
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smaller of North America's two pelicans and the only one that hunts by plunge-diving — folding its wings and crashing into the water from up to 60 feet to scoop fish into its throat pouch. Like several Florida icons, it nearly vanished due to DDT thinning its eggshells in the mid-20th century, then rebounded after the pesticide ban; today pelicans loitering around fishing docks begging for scraps are a standard piece of coastal scenery.
Ambient seabirds have been a Rockstar staple since GTA: Vice City's squawking gulls, but GTA 5 mostly limited coastal life to seagulls and cormorants. Pelicans joining the roster in official GTA 6 footage — alongside dolphins and sharks offshore — suggests the state of Leonida's shoreline, from Vice City down to the Leonida Keys, is dressed with the full real-Florida cast. See how the in-game coast maps onto real geography in our real-life locations guide.
Related
Sources
- https://www.rockstargames.com/VI
- https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-6-every-animal-confirmed-explained-gta6/
- https://www.gtabase.com/gta-6/animals/
Updated 2026-07-15