Other animals found in the mostly open habitats of the high Andes are the huemul , cougar , foxes in the genus Pseudalopex . And for birds , some species of tinamous ( they are members of the genus Nothoprocta ) , are the Andean Goose , Giant Coot , flamingos ( mainly associated with hypersaline lakes ) , Lesser Rhea , Andean Flicker , Diademed Sandpiper-plover , miners , sierra-finches and diuca-finches . Other animals found in the relatively open habitats of the high Andes include the huemul , cougar , foxes in the genus Pseudalopex , and , for birds , certain species of tinamous ( notably members of the genus Nothoprocta ) , Andean Goose , Giant Coot , flamingos ( mainly associated with hypersaline lakes ) , Lesser Rhea , Andean Flicker , Diademed Sandpiper-plover , miners , sierra-finches and diuca-finches .