Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 2. Faunistic composition and total population composition of breeding birds in North Dakota (Stewart 1975). | ||
| Avifauna | Composition by species | Composition by population |
| North-central North America (mixed-grass) | 56 (29%) | 80% |
| Eastern North America 1 (mostly woodland) | 71 (37%) | 13% |
| Western North America 1 | 37 (19%) | 6% |
| Northern North America | 31 (16%) | 1% |
| 1 Five species are included in both eastern and western avifaunas. | ||