Wild peacocks strutted playfully in front of a forest camera in Thailand.

CCTV footage shows the fowl fanning out their tail feathers as they soaked up warm sunlight during the cold season in Phayao province, on January 27.

Phra Sriprai Khemaphirato, the caretaker of the area, said he set up cloth around the peacocks' grazing area to let tourists observe without disturbing them.

Green peafowls are large, colourful birds native to Southeast Asia, known for their vibrant plumage and iridescent green and blue feathers.

Once common throughout the region, the green peafowl now has only a few isolated populations remaining in Cambodia and adjacent areas of Vietnam.

They are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List and are included in CITES Appendix II.

They are a protected species under Thailand's Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act.