Complex sentence: The stilt sandpiper ("Calidris himantopus " or"Micropalama himantopus ") is a small shorebird; it bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or"stints".
Split into simpler sentences: The stilt sandpiper ("Calidris himantopus " or"Micropalama himantopus ") is a small shorebird. This sandpiper bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or"stints".