Ardea is a peer reviewed scientific journal and the official publication of the Netherlands Ornithologists' Union, having been published by that body since 1912. It is published twice a year and contains articles on birds, in particular relating to their ecology, life history, and evolution. It also publishes special issues on conference or workshop proceedings. The journal is named for Ardea, a genus of herons.

Ardea是一份同行評(píng)議的科學(xué)期刊，也是荷蘭鳥類學(xué)家協(xié)會(huì)的官方出版物，該協(xié)會(huì)自1912年以來(lái)一直在出版。它每年出版兩次，包含關(guān)于鳥類的文章，特別是關(guān)于它們的生態(tài)學(xué)、生活史和進(jìn)化的文章。它還出版關(guān)于會(huì)議或講習(xí)班記錄的特別問題。這本雜志是以蒼鷺的一個(gè)屬Ardea命名的。