| Ardea | |
| Abbreviation: | Ardea |
| Discipline: | Ornithology |
| Editor: | Rob G. Bijlsma, Bart Kempenaers, Theunis Piersma |
| Publisher: | Netherlands Ornithologists' Union |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| History: | 1912–present |
| Frequency: | Biannually |
| Openaccess: | Hybrid |
| License: | CC BY |
| Impact: | 1.088 |
| Impact-Year: | 2019 |
| Issn: | 0373-2266 |
| Lccn: | 51015157 |
| Oclc: | 611618777 |
| Website: | http://ardea.nou.nu |
| Link1: | http://ardea.nou.nu/contents.php?key=latest |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | http://ardea.nou.nu/listissue.php |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
Ardea is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1912. It is the official publication of the Netherlands Ornithologists' Union and covers the ecology, life history, and evolution of birds. It occasionally publishes special issues on conference or workshop proceedings. The journal takes its name from the heron genus Ardea.