You see flamingos in Trailer 2 - fleetingly, in flight, in the wetlands section. It's a small frame, but it sends a message. Rockstar's art department isn't just delivering the marquee fauna; it's delivering the look of Florida's ecology too.

We will make this short. For an expanded list of wildlife, see the wildlife page.

What Trailer 2 shows

Pink flamingos flying against a wetland backdrop. The shot is short. Model quality is on par with the rest of the wildlife shots - fully animated, not a static poster.

Whether flamingos come in groups, whether they have ground behaviour the player can see, and whether they're restricted to certain wetland sub-regions are all yet to be confirmed.

Why flamingos matter as a signal

Flamingos are the most cliched animal you could feature in a Florida-themed video game. Rockstar including them isn't a subtle wink - it's a deliberate hand slapped on the 'this is Florida' table. That trailer makes the Everglades reference, the Keys reference and the South Beach reference; flamingos take the seat next to all of them.

The other thing it lets you know is that the wildlife system isn't purely gameplay focused. Flamingos in flight pose no threat to the player. They are scenery animals with proper animation. That bar - scenery wildlife executed well - is one Rockstar has cleared before, with RDR2 specifically coming to mind.