Watshishou Bird Sanctuary
IUCN IaMigratory Bird Sanctuary · 1925
105 km²
Commune · CAN
Aguanish
Canada
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
246
Observations
1 563
Area
598,1km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 31 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Aguanish : 18 espèces reliées par 70 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 12.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 16 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
34
Interactions affichées
70
Connectance
0.125
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
246 distinct species · 1 563 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
2,3°C
Annual rain
1 136mm
Warmest m°
17,9°C
Coldest m°
-15,2°C
Elevation: 58 m on average (min -14 m, max 185 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
2,3°C
Annual rain
1 136mm
Warmest month
17,9°C
Coldest month
-15,2°C
Mean alt.
58m
Min
-14m
Max
185m
Std. dev.
35m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
DfbCold, no dry season, warm summer(100 %)Cold
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Hydrology6 basins · 50 lakes · 10 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
112,3km
Lake surface here
40,42km²
Basins crossed
6
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
5 835km²
Discharge in basins
6,5m³/s
Mean precip.
1 032mm/an
Mean T°
0,5°C
Moisture idx
0,47
Max snow
57%
Mean runoff
734mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
133m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Petite rivière Watshishousub-area834,5 km²overlap426.56 km²71%
- Bassin de Rivière Nabisipisub-area2 144,6 km²overlap76.80 km²13%
- Bassin de Rivière Uahtauakausub-area588,5 km²overlap56.95 km²10%
- Bassin de Rivière Watshishousub-area1 009,8 km²overlap17.39 km²3%
- Basin #33190sub-area15,6 km²overlap12.69 km²2%
- Bassin de Rivière Aguanishsub-area346,5 km²overlap7.63 km²1%
Lakes (50, top by area)
- Lac Costebellearea21,4 km²avg depth16.3 m
- Lac de la Cabane Neuvearea6,5 km²avg depth12.0 m
- Lac Pastourarea3,9 km²avg depth6.5 m
- Lake #98848area2,1 km²avg depth10.8 m
- Lake #99109area1,4 km²avg depth4.9 m
- Lac Caronarea1,1 km²avg depth6.7 m
- Lake #98794area1 km²avg depth10.4 m
- Lac 954280area0,8 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 955468area0,7 km²avg depth6.0 m
41 more lakes
- Lac 955932area0,6 km²avg depth5.0 m
- Lac 957230area0,4 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 956550area0,4 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 956028area0,4 km²avg depth4.1 m
- Lac 954235area0,4 km²avg depth4.0 m
- Lac 956983area0,4 km²avg depth4.7 m
- Lac 956418area0,4 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 956539area0,3 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 957451area0,3 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 956912area0,3 km²avg depth4.4 m
- Lac 956470area0,3 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 955837area0,3 km²avg depth4.2 m
- Lac 957124area0,3 km²avg depth2.7 m
- Lac 957116area0,2 km²avg depth2.4 m
- Lac 956202area0,2 km²avg depth3.0 m
- Lac 956647area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 957162area0,2 km²avg depth4.6 m
- Lac 959021area0,2 km²avg depth1.7 m
- Lac 959200area0,2 km²avg depth2.1 m
- Lac 958615area0,2 km²avg depth1.8 m
- Lac 955533area0,2 km²avg depth5.1 m
- Lac 956399area0,2 km²avg depth3.6 m
- Lac 958965area0,2 km²avg depth1.4 m
- Lac 954593area0,2 km²avg depth4.3 m
- Lac 954266area0,2 km²avg depth2.9 m
- Lac 958070area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 956735area0,2 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 957219area0,2 km²avg depth2.3 m
- Lac 956073area0,2 km²avg depth3.2 m
- Lac 956354area0,1 km²avg depth3.3 m
- Lac 955600area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 955933area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 954615area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 959013area0,1 km²avg depth1.9 m
- Lac 956787area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 953780area0,1 km²avg depth4.5 m
- Lac 954208area0,1 km²avg depth3.5 m
- Lac 958184area0,1 km²avg depth3.1 m
- Lac 954396area0,1 km²avg depth2.6 m
- Lac 956488area0,1 km²avg depth2.5 m
- Lac 957865area0,1 km²avg depth2.0 m
Rivers / streams (10, ord ≥ 4)
- Rivière Nabisipiord 4len here23.40 km11%total219 km
- Rivière Pontbriandord 1len here18.44 km90%total20 km
- Petite rivière Watshishouord 3len here16.81 km17%total99 km
- Rivière Pashashibouord 3len here14.32 km100%total14 km
- Petite Rivière du Milieuord 2len here11.29 km99%total11 km
- Rivière Watshishouord 4len here8.35 km4%total212 km
- Rivière Aguanishord 5len here6.69 km1%total481 km
- Petite Rivière de l'Estord 2len here4.96 km100%total5 km
- Rivière Uahtauakauord 3len here4.39 km10%total43 km
- Rivière Watshishou Ouestord 3len here3.64 km19%total19 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Protected areas9
IUCN IV · 6IUCN Ia · 2IUCN II · 1🌊 Marine · 9
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve Of Canada
IUCN IINational Park · 1984
96 km²
Rive à Stéphane Water Fowl Gathering Area
IUCN IVWater fowl gathering area · 2005
11 km²
Baie Pashashibou Water Fowl Gathering Area
IUCN IVWater fowl gathering area · 2005
11 km²
Baie du Ruisseau Vahtauakau Water Fowl Gathering Area
IUCN IVWater fowl gathering area · 1998
8 km²
Baie Washtawouka Water Fowl Gathering Area
IUCN IVWater fowl gathering area · 1998
6 km²
Complete list9 protected areas
- Watshishou Bird SanctuaryMigratory Bird SanctuaryIUCN Ia1925105 km²
- Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve Of CanadaNational ParkIUCN II198496 km²
- Rive à Stéphane Water Fowl Gathering AreaWater fowl gathering areaIUCN IV200511 km²
- Baie Pashashibou Water Fowl Gathering AreaWater fowl gathering areaIUCN IV200511 km²
- Baie du Ruisseau Vahtauakau Water Fowl Gathering AreaWater fowl gathering areaIUCN IV19988 km²
- Baie Washtawouka Water Fowl Gathering AreaWater fowl gathering areaIUCN IV19986 km²
- Baie Jalobert Water Fowl Gathering AreaWater fowl gathering areaIUCN IV20056 km²
- Rivière Aguanus Water Fowl Gathering AreaWater fowl gathering areaIUCN IV20054 km²
- Watshishou Bird SanctuaryMigratory Bird SanctuaryIUCN Ia19253 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN