Manu antiquus is a species of extinct bird of uncertain affinities from the Oligocene of New Zealand.

It was described by Brian Marples in 1946 from fossil material (part of a furcula) found near Duntroon, north Otago, in the South Island.

Marples suggested that it might be an early albatross; subsequent researchers have speculated that it could be a pelagornithid; however, its affinities remain uncertain.

The genus name Manu is Māori for "bird"; the specific epithet antiquus is Latin for "old" or "ancient".

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