I don’t know anything about this art on the cliff or what to call it, I went with “cliffside bird-man” for now until I can learn more. It is huge and on a cliff overlooking Highway 89 just east of Gunnison, Utah.

Update:
This was my Grandfather who painted this on the cliff. It is a Thunderbird. As history states from the early Indian settlers of the area, thunderbirds were a sign of a good omen to help watch over. This Thunderbird was painted by Don Larson to watch over his Broken Arrow Ranch. The story of it being painted for my Grandmother Emogene was a bit of a tail. She did not have the greatest fondest of the Thunderbird painted on the cliff. This was directly out of her kitchen window and a sight she just didn’t love. However, anybody many years ago that ever participated or was around a 4th of July parade in Gunnison or surrounding areas would remember Don in a full Indian head dress, custom sewn leathers, riding an appaloosa horse. He always enjoyed putting on a good show. Don was an absolute history buff who loved Native American history and art. We are fortunate to still have several pieces of his art on display; mostly made up of Native American paintings. The Thunderbird had a hand dug shelf underneath the cliff and an old wooden ladder that probably still lays up there. This was all free hand painted and to my knowledge, only ever touched up one time. It has been quite a conversation piece in the local valleys for a number of years. Thank you for posting this up, it sure does bring back a lot of really good memories.
JL & Sarah Larson