Ardea是一份同行評議的科學期刊，也是荷蘭鳥類學家協會的官方出版物，該協會自1912年以來一直在出版。它每年出版兩次，包含關于鳥類的文章，特別是關于它們的生態(tài)學、生活史和進化的文章。它還出版關于會議或講習班記錄的特別問題。這本雜志是以蒼鷺的一個屬Ardea命名的。

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.