The Bible provides a robust foundation for understanding the natural history of life on Earth. After Creation and again after the Flood, terrestrial animal life reproduced to fill the earth. This involved numerous founding events as new habitats were invaded and new ecosystems formed. The paradise kingfishers of New Guinea display an interesting pattern of distribution, which inspired Ernst Mayr to propose the founder principle. A previous paper discussed the founder effect in more detail; however, much work remains to be done to see what role it has played in diversification and speciation within created kinds. Here, kingfishers are examined in more detail, with a special emphasis on the paradise kingfishers (Tanysiptera species) of Australasia. A summary of what is known is followed by an outline of research that desperately needs to be done to better understand how various factors, including founding events, have influenced the impressive adaptive radiations within the kingfisher kind.