GTA VI features 62 bird species and a wildlife logbook
Exploring Leonida will also offer opportunities to stop and watch its animals. Keza MacDonald's feature in the November 14 edition of The Guardian's Saturday magazine describes 62 bird species and a wildlife logbook in GTA VI.
The demonstration provides a specific example: Jason uses binoculars to identify a gull on the beach and record it. The details, reported by VICE, offer an early indication of how observation can become an activity while exploring.
From spotting a gull to recording it in the logbook
The scene brings together three clear actions: finding an animal, observing it through binoculars and adding it to a record. It is an example of interacting with wildlife beyond simply seeing animals in the landscape.
The figure of 62 refers to bird species described in the feature. It is neither GTA VI's total animal count nor a published checklist identifying every species ahead of release. The gull in the demonstration does not establish a fixed spawn location for the final game either.
The connection with wildlife observation in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 provides a useful comparison for the idea: observing an animal to identify it and keep information about it. Players who enjoyed spending time with that open world's wildlife will recognise the invitation to look closely.
The similarity concerns observation and recording. It does not confirm that GTA VI copies Red Dead Redemption 2's requirements for studying animals, its hunting systems or the rewards attached to completing its compendium.
Wildlife and scenery you can already explore on WardedGames
Our Grassrivers profile covers the wetlands, mangroves and wildlife shown by Rockstar. The Leonida Keys offer a different landscape and official photographs featuring animals. Both pages provide a way to explore the settings introduced so far.
Those galleries are not logbook completion routes: a full checklist of the 62 birds, verified locations, rewards and completion requirements remain unavailable. This article's photographs illustrate Leonida's environment rather than the logbook interface.
GTA VI arrives on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Ahead of release, MacDonald's account lets us describe the feature shown without turning it into a collectibles walkthrough.
Source and demonstration context
The bird details come from the November 14 print feature, following The Guardian's November 11 online preview. VICE reports both the species count and the binoculars scene.
